Omnidawn is thrilled to formally announce the release of our new fall titles:
The Odicy — Cyrus Console
Harm — Hillary Gravendyk
Last Verses — Jules Laforgue, translated by Donald Revell
Spectacle & Pigsty — Kiwao Nomura, translated by Kyoko Yoshida and Forrest Gander
Three Novels — Elizabeth Robinson
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“Very old methods and very new American speech collide, strike sparks, and end up burning brightly indeed in this shockingly memorable book-length sequence.”
—Publishers Weekly
“Harm is a book of awarenesses and sensations; it articulates the micro-wisdoms of that peculiarly timeless condition that is everyday life, the site of lyric embodiment and our extraordinary mortality.”
—Lyn Hejinian
“…a new translation of what many consider the first free verse poetry in French, rendered beautifully by American poet and translator, Revell.”
—Publishers Weekly
“Mr. Nomura… is incomparable to others both in his consistency and power to execute.”
—Makoto Ooka (Ooka’s poetry column appeared daily for 20 years on the first page of Asahi Shimbun, Japan’s leading National newspaper
“Elizabeth Robinson’s new and original collection recasts three mysterious novels into poetic prose fragments each of which underscores questions also raised in the novels: what is to be believed, which clues should be followed, which layer of meaning represents any form of truth…”
—Martha Ronk