This could be a very satisfying book -- for a certain kind of reader. If you like your poems rational, if you like them unified, if you like or require a coherent voice, elegant arguments, recognizable poetic conventions, a story (or backstory), then you may find yourself frustrated. 

 To read Tomaž Šalamun is to understand the delights of contemporary poetry. He is one of the major names in the international avant-garde. Irreverent, self-mythologizing, tragic, and visionary, he is a poet of immense range and cunning, able to encompass everything from Balkan wars and politics to the most intimate personal experiences. This is his third book translated into English. xiii + 98pp 

 Tomaž Šalamun (1941 – 2014) was a Slovenian poet who was a leading figure of postwar neo-avant-garde poetry in Central Europe and an internationally acclaimed absurdist. His books of Slovene poetry have been called a poetic bridge between old European roots and America. 

 These copies are from a book store inventory. Never sold outside of publisher to store. Stated 1st edition with full print-line. Store price stickered as new copies. No remainder marks. 

 Copyright 2000 as this collection in English, individual poems copyrights 1998 to 2000. Stated 1st edition with full print-line. ISBN: 0-15-100560-5. LCCN: 99-043961. MSR = $22.00. UPC: 9780151005604.