Cities of Memory

by Ellen Hinsey

Poems set in European cities including Rome, Berlin, Budapest, and Vienna evoke the ambience of places that have experienced violence and sorrow amidst their artistic splendor

Genres: Poetry

84 pages, Paperback

First published May 29, 1996

About the author

American author Ellen Hinsey has for the last two decades lived in Europe. She has taught at the French graduate school the Ecole Polytechnique and currently teaches at Skidmore College’s Paris program.
Hinsey’s first poetry collection, "Cities of Memory," won the Yale University Series Award in Poetry. Beginning in February 2002, she traveled to the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia in The Hague to listen to witness sessions. Her third book, "Update on the Descent," addresses this experience and was a finalist for the National Poetry Series.
She is the translator of "The Wild Harmonies" and "The Secret Piano."

Reviews

[Irras]

Most poets write only about themselves – Ellen writes beyond that and smartly.

[M. Sarki]

A poet definitely worth reading. My review can be read here:
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