{"product_id":"life-is-so-close-new-czech-poets","title":"Life is So Close - New Czech Poets (Hardback)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis book will be released in January 2027.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePre-orders are charged at time of order and the book will be posted to you as soon as it becomes available.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUK postage is 99 pence per order.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEdited by Stephan Delbos, Susie Wild and Jan Zikmund\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eA 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eThis 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: start;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1097\/7086\/files\/Stephan_Delbos_240x240.jpg?v=1791886026\" alt=\"\" style=\"float: none;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: start;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eStephan Delbos\u003c\/strong\u003e is the author of the poetry chapbook\u003cem\u003e In Memory of Fire\u003c\/em\u003e (Cape Cod Poetry Review, 2016); and the poetry collections \u003cem\u003eLight Reading\u003c\/em\u003e (BlazeVOX, 2019); \u003cem\u003eSmall Talk\u003c\/em\u003e (Dos Madres, 2021); and \u003cem\u003eTwo Poems\u003c\/em\u003e (The Literary Salon, 2021). His translations from Czech include Vítězslav Nezval’s \u003cem\u003eThe Absolute Gravedigger\u003c\/em\u003e (Twisted Spoon, 2016: recipient of the PEN \/ Heim Translation Grant) and \u003cem\u003eWoman in the Plural \u003c\/em\u003e(Twisted Spoon, 2021); and \u003cem\u003eParis Notebook\u003c\/em\u003e by poet Tereza Riedlbauchová (Verse Chorus Press, 2020). He is a founding editor of \u003cem\u003eB O D Y\u003c\/em\u003e. From 2020–2024 he served as the first Poet Laureate of Plymouth, Massachusetts.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: start;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: start;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: start;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: start;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: start;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1097\/7086\/files\/Susie_April_2025_349db65c-1703-47cd-8cac-23c2b7b83bf4_240x240.jpg?v=1756200626\" style=\"margin-bottom: 16px; float: none;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: start;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSusie Wild\u003c\/strong\u003e 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 (\u003cem\u003eWindfalls\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eBetter Houses\u003c\/em\u003e), the short story collection \u003cem\u003eThe Art of Contraception\u003c\/em\u003e, listed for the Edge Hill Prize, and the novella \u003cem\u003eArrivals\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: start;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1097\/7086\/files\/Jan_Zikmund1_240x240.jpg?v=1791886333\" alt=\"\" style=\"float: none;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: start;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eJan Zikmund\u003c\/strong\u003e 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 \u003cem\u003eB O D Y\u003c\/em\u003e, 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.\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Stephan Delbos","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55699241927032,"sku":null,"price":11.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1097\/7086\/files\/9781917140881.jpg?v=1791885958","url":"https:\/\/www.parthianbooks.com\/products\/life-is-so-close-new-czech-poets","provider":"Parthian Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}