The Border Kingdom Poems
The Border Kingdom Poems by D. Nurkse is a reprint edition published by Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group on June 5, 2018. This collection of 112 pages presents a thoughtful exploration of themes such as the biblical past and contemporary politics, as well as the complex legacies left by fathers to their sons. Through a series of poignant poems, Nurkse delves into the intricacies of human conflict and the beauty that can emerge from it.
Readers will find a range of reflections within this collection, including the dramatic interplay between captor and captive in “Ben Adan” and the symbolic weight of children’s drawings in “After a Bombing,” which responds to the events of 9/11. The poem “Lament for the Makers of Brooklyn” evokes a sense of nostalgia and loss, illustrating the poet’s ability to capture the nuances of everyday life amid moral challenges. The Border Kingdom Poems invites readers to engage with the rich imagery and profound insights that arise from the margins of society.
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From the award-winning poet: a powerful collection that explores the biblical past and the terrifying politics of the present, the legacy of fathers and the flawed kingdoms they leave their sons. Now in paperback.
In “Ben Adan,” a stunning poem in the opening sequence of the collection, we witness the drama between a captor and the prisoner commanded to dig his own grave (“perhaps in a moment / he will lift me up / and hold me trembling, / more scared than I / and more relieved”). “After a Bombing” examines children’s drawings as deep symbolic reactions to 9/11. The subtly majestic “Lament for the Makers of Brooklyn” builds the poignant case for a lost world: “Where is Policastro the locksmith now?” the poet asks. “Half-blind, he wore two pairs of glasses / held together by duct tape, / . . . / afterward the key turned / for you but not for me.” In exploring the small empires of human conflict, which expand in all directions, Nurkse is attuned to the scraps of beauty or insight that marginal characters and corners of the world might offer up in the midst of moral darkness. With The Border Kingdom, he has given us a collection unfailingly rich in imagery, undaunted in subject and spirit.
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