Ruin, Blossom Bathhouse and Other Tanka for those souls wandering at

for those souls wandering at daybreak

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translation Emily Wilson

Erica Scourti

which is bouquet—dianthic

Ruin, Blossom Bathhouse and Other Tanka for those souls wandering atJohn Burnside In this powerful, moving book, John Burnside takes his cue from Schiller, who recognised that, as one thing fades, so another flourishes: everywhere and always, in matters great and small, new life blossoms amongst the ruins. Here, in poems that explore ageing, mortality, environmental destruction and mental illness, Burnside not only mourns what is lost in passing, but also celebrates the new, and sometimes unexpected, forms that emerge