Forest Books

Introduction Romanian poetry has a flavour of its own which can be experienced even in translation. It shares certain qualities (notably an inclination towards fable, allegory and extended metaphor) with the poetry of its East European neighbours, but it also has its own clear individuality. This...

FOREST BOOKS LETS TALK ABOUT THE WEATHER. . . AND OTHER POEMS Marin Sorescu was born in the village of Bulze§ti, county of Dolj, the fifth child of a family of peasants. He attended secondary schools in Craiova and Predeal, graduating from Ia§i University with a B.A. in Philology. Since 1978 he...