Syncope Oorbellen From the graceful realism of

From the graceful realism of the opening travelogues to its final long poem

he attempts to explain the noble failure at the heart of every truly great and truly horrible poem: the impulse to launch the experience of an individual into a timeless communal existence

While the full document is visible in the background—weighing heavily on the language Sealey has preserved—it gives shape and disturbing context to what remains

evenals een Engelse vertaling van de hand van Louise Varèse

first published in 1965

Syncope Oorbellen From the graceful realism ofAsiya Wadud Through a series of prayers, invocations, and hymns, Syncope eulogizes those who have perished making Central Mediterranean crossings as well as collects first hand accounts of those who have survived these perilous journeys. Forces of fate brought errant lives together for a hopeful safe passage and ultimately, linked these lives in their untimely deaths. Syncope attempts to shed some light on these lives, as well as the happenstance of