Len Krisak Libros

Exploring diverse themes across various settings, this collection features exquisitely crafted poems that span from ancient Tiberius to modern-day Halloween, alongside reflections on cinema icons and famous artworks. It includes skillful translations that capture the essence and rhythm of the originals. The poems are presented in a variety of forms, such as nonce forms, sonnets, and quatrains. Celebrated with the 2020 Able Muse Book Award, the work offers readers a journey of enlightenment, wonder, and inspiration.

The work features an English translation of Prudentius' Liber Peristephanon, a striking collection of hymns dedicated to Christian martyrs. It includes an introduction and commentary that provide context and insights into the themes and significance of the text. The lyrical quality of Prudentius' writing brings to life the stories of faith and sacrifice, making it a valuable resource for understanding early Christian literature and martyrdom.

Rising to the challenge of rendering the poem's Latin hexameters by adopting English iambic ones, Len Krisak's Aeneid doubles down on the English poetic tradition by also featuring rhyme. In Krisak's hands, these devices provide not only a superb kind of music but the snap and power of an epic adventure that glories in what only formal poetry can do. Enhanced by an Introduction and an extensive set of notes by Christopher M. McDonough, this Aeneid works as story, voice, and verse.