Compass Bearing by Per Wastberg and translated by Hildred Crill

This is poetry from Sweden.

Compass Bearing by Per Wastberg translated by Hildred Crill is published by Marick Press. This is a Book originally written in Swedish. This was published in 2012.0 and has the ISBN of 9.781934851463E12.

Reading Compass Bearing as part of this translated poetry project means letting Per Wastberg’s work reach English through Hildred Crill without requiring it to become immediately familiar. The book suggests Per Wästberg’s compass-bearing title, a Swedish work of direction, travel, memory, and the ethical problem of finding one’s way. That matters because translation is not only a recovery of content; it is also a change in atmosphere, a new body for cadence, silence, and pressure. Published by Marick Press, this entry gives readers a way to move through Sweden by way of language rather than tourism. I would keep the description rooted in feeling, image, and readerly permission.

If you’d like to see international poetry continue and gain traction, consider requesting this work from your local library, or purchasing it from places like Open Books (a poetry only bookstore), Asterism Books (an independent press distributor), or bookshop.org to connect you with your local bookstores.

Check out more of the always in-progress translated poetry index here.