The Sun of Hereafter: Ebb of the Senses

Ana Blandiana is Romania's strongest candidate for the Nobel Prize. A prominent opponent of the Ceausescu regime, Blandiana became known for her daring poems, defense of ethical values, and a refusal to be silenced by totalitarian government. This new translation combines two earlier collections, The Sun of Hereafter (2000) and Ebb of the Senses (2004), both written while Blandiana was actively involved in Romania's integration into the European Union. These two books marked a turning point in Blandiana's poetic evolution: they lead towards a conception of poetry as a reflection on being, which culminates in My Native Land A4; they express a yearning for a state of primordial purity, and an awareness of destructive forces which the self must confront.