Transparencies by Maria Borio, trans. by Danielle Pieratti Leonard Nolens as endless time is transformed

as endless time is transformed into multilayered poetical space

slayings and many birds

and freedom of expression with grace and defiance

August Kleinzahler describes Cullen’s poetry: “If there’s a musical analogue for this poetry it’s the swoosh and sizzle of wire brushes swept across the frum head or the Chinese cymbal

displaced from their familiar mythology and recast as British soldiers on the Western Front

Transparencies by Maria Borio, trans. by Danielle Pieratti Leonard Nolens as endless time is transformedMaria Borios TRANSPARENCIES is the visceral and surreal English language debut of one of Italys most promising younger poets. Brimming with windows, screens, and high rise glass, Maria Borios first English language collection confronts the interpersonal crises of contemporary lives caught between two worldsone ancient and abiding, the other rapid, digital, and increasingly diverse. Translator Danielle Pieratti captures the dissonance of Borios sharp