[The Scent of Your Shadow]

Kristiina Ehin

The Scent of Your Shadow

Translated from the Estonian by Ilmar Lehtpere
Introduced by Sujata Bhatt

PBS Recommended Translations Summer 2010

"Here is a generous, honest imagination: visceral, shamanistic and wise. Kristiina Ehin is a visionary poet with a discerning and distinctive voice, a voice resonant with genuine passion, close to the primordial world of spirts and myths, but also rooted in history and in contemporary life. There is a refreshing lightness and originality to her poems, which are nonetheless poignant. She is able to express strong emotions without being sentimental. Her work has truly haunted me; it has entered the deepest layer of my being with its rare combination of directness and subtle nuances, ancient traditions and modernity."
- Sujata Bhatt (from her introduction)

ISBN: 978-1906570-53-8 (pbk), 978-1906570-54-5 (hbk)

Dimensions: 216 x 138 mm
Pages: 110
Bilingual edition Estonian / English
Published July 2010

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