Listening to the Other
Versions of Yiddish, Vietnamese, and Aztec Poetry
Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Cultural Studies, Ethnic Studies, Fiction & Literature, Poetry
| Author: | Martin Wasserman | ISBN: | 9781524523961 |
| Publisher: | Xlibris US | Publication: | July 8, 2016 |
| Imprint: | Xlibris US | Language: | English |
| Author: | Martin Wasserman |
| ISBN: | 9781524523961 |
| Publisher: | Xlibris US |
| Publication: | July 8, 2016 |
| Imprint: | Xlibris US |
| Language: | English |
In this work, the author makes it a point to try to connect meaningfully and purposefully with the otherwhether that other is a Yiddish jazz poet, a Vietnamese poet-educator, or an anonymous Aztec singer of songs. Since poetry is a genre with which the author feels quite comfortable, he deliberately uses translated verse as a means of connecting with each of the poets from the three different cultures mentioned above.
In this work, the author makes it a point to try to connect meaningfully and purposefully with the otherwhether that other is a Yiddish jazz poet, a Vietnamese poet-educator, or an anonymous Aztec singer of songs. Since poetry is a genre with which the author feels quite comfortable, he deliberately uses translated verse as a means of connecting with each of the poets from the three different cultures mentioned above.
