Thursday 17th October, 6pm

Music, words and the poetry of Gregor Strniša: Launching the poetry collection SPACE

‘Space’ is probably Gregor Strniša’s most elaborate concept: not a chronological anthological review or summary of his poetry, but rather a newly compiled thematic selection. Here Strniša’s comprehensive philosophy and attitude towards the world/poem/space is showcased. The book is divided into three sections, and at the beginning is ‘The Lullaby’, translated by the poet himself, which would probably belong  at the end of the book, if the poems were arranged by more “classical” principles; but precisely in this lies the charm of the current classification—that Strniša focuses on the essence of his poetic world, his fable, spells and also his formal poetic system, which is based on assonances and adds mysticism/cosmic dimensions to his poems. In this volume, there are poems and cycles from his numerous poetry collections, which draw us to an effective conclusion in the form of a two-part poem, ‘Beyond’.