Solio / Samira Negrouche ; translated by Nancy Naomi Carlson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Negrouche, Samira, author.

Contributor:

Carlson, Nancy Naomi, 1949- translator.

Standardized Title:

Quai. English

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

French poetry--21st century--Translations into English.

French poetry.

Genre:

poetry.

Poetry.

Physical Description:

xii, 119 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

London ; New York ; Calcutta : Seagull Books, 2024.

Summary:

"In these otherworldly poetry sequences, Samira Negrouche reminds us that "all life is movement," where "time passes through me / beings pass through me / they are me / I am them." The "I" is representative of one voice, three voices, all voices, all rooted in movement as their bodies brush past one another, brush against thresholds of time and space. Everything is in flux--including the dream-like landscapes at the borders of borders--as the poet seeks to recover parts of self and memory, on both a personal and universal level. In these poems, history-laden locales such as Algiers, Timbuktu, N'Djamena, Cotonou, Zanzibar, Cape Town, and Gorée are evoked. Even the language, expertly and sensitively translated by Nancy Naomi Carlson, refuses to be pinned down, as it loops back on itself. At times contradictory, at times fractured in meaning, syntax, and diction, the playful language is riddled with "restless" verbs. In the end, the "I" takes on prophetic overtones, instilling hope for the future."

ISBN:

9781803093383

1803093382

OCLC:

1399163965