MIDWEST BOOK REVIEW
APRIL 2015
Bethany’s Bookshelf:
POETRY FOR THE REST OF US
Hammer and Horn Productions
$14.95 each www.hammerandhorn.net
Michael Goldman skillfully translates and reads aloud CD audiobooks of contemporary poetry from Danish authors in the “Poetry for the Rest of Us” series. “Benny Andersen” (1 CD, 78 min.) is filled with poems that question the riddle of modern life, and is the first English translation in 20 years of works by world-class lyricist Benny Andersen, who still performs to sold-out audiences in Denmark. “Knud Sørensen” (1 CD, 69 min.) gathers the writings of land surveyor Sørensen, who witnessed firsthand the widespread encroachment of industry, automation, and suburban development upon interdependent farming communities. Sørensen’s vivid witness of the toll that changing times has taken upon man and his relationship to nature have earned him the 2014 Great Prize of the Danish Academy, the highest literary award given in Denmark. Both are superb choices for connoisseurs of multicultural poetry, worthy of the highest recommendation.
Susan Bethany
Reviewer
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