Phantomb by Isabella Baladine Howald translated by Elena Rivera
The elegy is the arrival and nothing but. Phantomb is the book for the children, on their behalf--of death. Crack. Permanent displacement. Not replaced, look at the space between the inserted cardboard and the metal or wood edges, hovering, not replaced, not replaced the space, not replaced the heart of him, and of him, inaudible beats hovering.
The elegy is the arrival and nothing but. Phantomb is the book for the children, on their behalf--of death. Crack. Permanent displacement. Not replaced, look at the space between the inserted cardboard and the metal or wood edges, hovering, not replaced, not replaced the space, not replaced the heart of him, and of him, inaudible beats hovering.
The elegy is the arrival and nothing but. Phantomb is the book for the children, on their behalf--of death. Crack. Permanent displacement. Not replaced, look at the space between the inserted cardboard and the metal or wood edges, hovering, not replaced, not replaced the space, not replaced the heart of him, and of him, inaudible beats hovering.
About the Author
Isabella Baladine Howald studied philosophy and now directs the Philosophical and Literary Encounters of the Librairie Klener in Strasbourg, France. From 1980-1982 she edited the literary journal ANIMA (Jacques Bremond publishers). She regularly writes reviews for Poezibao.
About the Translator
Eléna Rivera is a poet and translator who was born in Mexico City and spent her formative years in Paris. She now lives and works in New York, NY. She is a 2010 recipient of a National Endowment for the Arts Literature Fellowship in Translation. She won the 2010 Robert Fagles Prize for her translation of Bernard Noel's The Rest of the Voyage (Graywolf Press). Her poetry collections include Epic Series, Shearsman Books, 2020, The Perforated Map, Shearsman Books, 2011, and Unknowne Land, Kelsey Street Press, 2000.