VERSschmuggel / reVERSible: An Anthology of English Canadian Poetry / Poésie du Québec / Dichtung aus Deutschland
"...demonstrating (as if that were needed) that poetry transposes into bodies and languages, imposing its luminous presence that no technology can diminish." - ALEXANDRE PATEAU
"A monumental testament to our times." - KIRBY
In 2020, the poetry translation project VERSschmuggel / reVERSible brought together six German poets, and twelve Canadian poets (six writing in English and six writing in French)— uniquely, all eighteen poets involved in the workshop [via Zoom] worked with all three languages—English, French, and German. The corresponding intimacy carried across into the digital world is strikingly palpable in the resulting volume, a remarkable document of lived possibilities.
Featuring original work and translations by 12 Canadian poets (6 English and 6 French) and 6 German poets, including:
CANADA (English)
Adam Dickinson
Aisha Sasha John
Canisia Lubrin
Sandra Ridley
Lisa Robertson
Armand Garnet Ruffo
CANADA (French)
Martine Audet
Monique Deland
François Guerrette
Natasha Kanapé Fontaine
Tristan Malavoy
Pierre Nepveu
GERMANY
Daniel Falb
Nancy Hünger
Martin Kames
Kerstin Preiwuß
Levin Westermann
Ron Winkler
VERSschmuggel / reVERSible: An Anthology of English Canadian Poetry / Poésie du Québec / Dichtung aus Deutschland
Co-published by Book*hug Press, Éditions du Noroît (Quebec), and Das Wunderhorn (Germany),
in collaboration with Haus für Poesie in Berlin.
8.5 x 5.5 inches | 471 pages
Trade Paperback | ISBN 9781771666695
reVERSIBLe: An Anthology of Canadian English Poetry / Poésie du Québec / Dichtung aus Deutschland is part of Canada’s literature programme as Guest of Honour at the 2020 Frankfurt Book Fair. The anthology is co-published by Das Wunderhorn (Germany), Editions du Noroît (Quebec), and Book*hug Press (Ontario). The project is supported by the Government of Canada, the Ministère des Relations internationales et de la Francophonie du Québec, the Embassy of Canada, and the Vertretung der Regierung von Québec in Deutschland (Representation of the Government of Québec in Germany).