{"product_id":"to-taste-the-river-paperback","title":"To Taste the River - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBaiba Bičole\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eBitite Vinklers\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBaiba Bičole belongs to the postwar generation of Latvian poets living in exile who reached artistic maturity outside their native country and broke with the older exile generation's traditional, nationalistic poetry. In \u003cem\u003eTo Taste the River\u003c\/em\u003e, Bičole's poems are lyrical and personal, often with intense emotion and startling imagery. This is Bičole's first collection of poems in English translation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBitite Vinklers\u003c\/b\u003e is a translator of Latvian folklore and contemporary literature. Her translations have been published in numerous anthologies and journals, including\u003ci\u003e The Paris Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eKenyon Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Massachusetts Review\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eTwo Lines\u003c\/i\u003e. Recent translation collections include\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e Imants Ziedonis' \u003ci\u003eEach Day Catches Fire: Poems \u003c\/i\u003e(Red Dragonfly Press, 2015); Knuts Skujenieks' \u003ci\u003eSeed in Snow: Poem\u003c\/i\u003es (BOA Editions, 2016); and \u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eAleksandrs Čaks'\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003ePoems\u003c\/i\u003e (Riga, Latvia: Jumava Press, 2018). She lives and works as an editor in New York.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 150\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.35 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 20, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47382605070514,"sku":"9781951508029","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/5653cf6cd7cd2168f9ca42bbf8953fd3.webp?v=1777839226","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/to-taste-the-river-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}