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Edited by Stephan Delbos, Susie Wild and Jan Zikmund
A striking panorama of contemporary Czech poetry – introspective yet outward-looking, deeply personal yet unafraid to engage with larger social and political realities. These poets’ work proves that Czech poetry is as vital and varied as ever, balancing historical weight with a sharp, modern clarity.
This collection includes poetry from: Iryna Zahladko, Jonáš Zbořil, Alžběta Luňáčková, Tim Postovit, Olga Pek, Zuzana Lazarová, Lubomír Tichý, Ondřej Macl, Natálie Paterová and Alžběta Stančáková.
Stephan Delbos is the author of the poetry chapbook In Memory of Fire (Cape Cod Poetry Review, 2016); and the poetry collections Light Reading (BlazeVOX, 2019); Small Talk (Dos Madres, 2021); and Two Poems (The Literary Salon, 2021). His translations from Czech include Vítězslav Nezval’s The Absolute Gravedigger (Twisted Spoon, 2016: recipient of the PEN / Heim Translation Grant) and Woman in the Plural (Twisted Spoon, 2021); and Paris Notebook by poet Tereza Riedlbauchová (Verse Chorus Press, 2020). He is a founding editor of B O D Y. From 2020–2024 he served as the first Poet Laureate of Plymouth, Massachusetts.
Susie Wild is Parthian’s publishing editor specialising in poetry and fiction; she has been working with the company for 20 years. She is also the author of two poetry collections (Windfalls and Better Houses), the short story collection The Art of Contraception, listed for the Edge Hill Prize, and the novella Arrivals.
Jan Zikmund works as an editorial editor, translator, and literary agent. He studied English and American Studies at the Faculty of Arts, Charles University. Since 2015, he has been a member of the editorial team of the literary magazine B O D Y, which focuses primarily on American, British, and Irish poetry. Between 2018 and 2025, he worked at the Czech Literary Centre, where he was responsible for promoting Czech literature in the English-speaking world. He is currently an editor in the foreign literature department at Karolinum Press.