{"product_id":"saga-poems-from-east-west-divan-and-other-works-paperback","title":"Saga: Poems from East-West Dîvan and Other Works - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eEnis Batur\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSaga\u003c\/em\u003e is the second collection of Enis Batur's poetry in English translation. While the current volume comprises only a fraction of his ever-growing \u003cem\u003eoeuvre\u003c\/em\u003e, it presents some of the poet's most important recent work from \u003cem\u003eEast-West Dîvan\u003c\/em\u003e (2018), his collection of \"dramatic\" poems. The moving spirit of Batur's vibrant verse draws deeply on his vast range of disparate sources. Of major significance to him is what he calls, in his preface to \u003cem\u003eAsh Dîvan, \u003c\/em\u003e\"my relationship to diverse poets with widely different poetics.\" The dynamics of this relationship, he goes on to say, have led him to channel his own poetry \"in three separate directions: lyric, epic, and dramatic ... each genre following a different course....\" The translations in \u003cem\u003eSaga \u003c\/em\u003eoffer readers a memorable taste of the poet's wide-ranging literary and cultural receptiveness and exemplify how it informs his art. \u003cem\u003e(from the Introduction to this volume)\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 118\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.28 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 16, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67857900470579,"sku":"9781837380275","price":30.04,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/3Sz4Dcg2zo9781837380275.webp?v=1793574135","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/saga-poems-from-east-west-divan-and-other-works-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}