poetry(27)

Vážná známost

Karel Šiktanc’s collection of poems brings texts from 2003–2007. While in the book in the form of an interview entitled Řeč ne řeč, the p...

Ubírati se

The apt title of this most recent collection of poetry by the classic of Czech poetry, Karel Šiktanc, presents his poems written between ...

The Well at Morning

Poet and artist Bohuslav Reynek spent most of his life in the relative obskurity of the Czech-Moravian Highlands; although he suffered at...

Selected Poems and Graphic Artworks, 1925–1971

The Lesser Histories

From the eighth floor of a tower block in Central Europe, Jan Zábrana surveyed the twentieth century. He had been exiled from his own lif...

Spadl buben do kedluben

For his book of poetry for children, Karel Šiktanc selected 36 poems and rhymes. The book, abundant in playfulness, imagination and beaut...

Řeč vestoje

A new poem collection by Karel Šiktanc containing poems from after the year 2002. Poems are accompanied by the artistic photographs of Pa...

Řeč ne řeč

An interview with prominent Czech poet Karel Šiktanc (1928–2021) about his life and poetry. Over a two year period Karel Šiktanc wrote hi...

Rozhovor Jaromíra Slomka s Karlem Šiktancem

Rusalka

Famous as the libretto for Antonín Dvořák’s opera of the same name, Jaroslav Kvapil’s poem Rusalka is an intriguing work of literature on...

A Lyrical Fairy Tale in Three Acts

Rilkovy „Sonette an Orpheus“

This book presents interpretations of Sonnets to Orpheus, poems from one of Rilke’s core collections of poetry. The original German versi...

Interpretace (a překlad)

Rilkovy „Duineser Elegien“

Similarly to the previous book entitled Rilke’s “Sonette an Orpheus”. Interpretation (and Translation), Miloš Kučera’s new book is also d...

Interpretace (a deklamace)

Opovážení

This book, which includes poetry written in 2018–2019 and which captures the passing of time and the fleeting world of the poet’s youth w...

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