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Shortening the Candle's Wick

Ly Seppel and Andres Ehin

Translated by Ilmar Lehtpere

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Categories: Little Island Press
Imprint: Little Island Press
Publisher: Carcanet Press
Available as:
Hardback (104 pages)
(Pub. Mar 2018)
9780993505676
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  • Ly Seppel
    Ly Seppel's poetry is characterized by a quiet tone and a focus on general human topics, the progression of time, the ability to capture fleeting but significant experiences, and on momentary pictures of everyday life. What really matters in her poetry is being a woman, mother, and daughter, as well as ... read more
    Andres Ehin
    Andres Ehin is an erudite, a researcher of the unexplainable and mysterious, a connector of the unconnectable. Under the surface of his colorful work is a sense a joyful demolition of bureaucratic hierarchies and common truths. ... read more
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