Sprinting from the Graveyard

by Goran Simić, David Harsent (Translator)

Sprinting from the Graveyard is a brilliant and ghastly series of poems by Serbian poet Goran Simić. Based on Simić's three harrowing years spent with his muslim wife and their two young children during the seige of Sarajevo, the poems are remarkably unpolitical, and instead are offered in the
vein of simple observation with touches of irony, often as plain as a simple newspaper report. This powerful style makes each poem all the more moving and dreadful as it drives home the day-to-day detail of resident's lives, such as the bleak laughter of an eyewitness, and accounts of the incredible
energy summoned up by those struggling to move on. Translated into English by acclaimed poet David Harsent, this compelling collection brings to vivid life the candid face of war.

Genres: Poetry

58 pages, Paperback

First published April 24, 1997

About the author

Goran Simić was a Serbian-Canadian poet from Bosnia and Herzegovina, recognized internationally for his works of poetry, essays, short stories, and theatre.

Reviews

[Christopher Pokorny · Rating 4 out of 5]

Poet and playwright Goran Simic gives his account via poetry of the devastation on war torn Sarajevo. There are times in life where the right person is at the right place at the right time. Simic is that right person, who was at the right place at the right time. This text is the result.