Earthly Conditions Frank O'Hara Ton Naaijkens (red

Ton Naaijkens (red

dat zich niet laat vangen in één concept of één thema

translated by Donna Stonecipher

proberen ze greep te krijgen op het bestaan

was still alive and kicking"

Earthly Conditions Frank O'Hara Ton Naaijkens (redBirhan Keskin A representative selection of acclaimed Turkish poet Birhan Keskin's work, Earthly Conditions explores the loss and longing of the human condition in the context of its separation from the non human world. Keskins ability to shift voices between seemingly distinct subjectivities creates a rich texture and an ambiguity that sits at the heart of her poetry. This poetry is often autobiographical, but the I of these poems is merged with non