Phantoms in the Ark

by A.F. Moritz, Ludwig Zeller

"An ancient voice, mournful like the wind, speaks to itself yet means to be overheard in A.F. Moritz’s amazing poem, Phantoms in the Ark . We seem to hear shattered echoes from the Bible, Dante, Petrarch or Scève bound up in Maldoror’s cruel eloquence, here perfectly attuned to Ludwig Zeller’s wry, Dada-inspired illustrations." —John Ashbery The poem appears in its original English, side by side with the Spanish translation of Susana Wald.

90 pages, Paperback

First published March 1, 1994

About the author

A.F. Moritz has published more than twenty collections of poetry as well as important works of literary history and numerous translations of Latin American verse. A leading figure in the literary life of Canada, he has been the recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship and a major award from the American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters. Two of his most recent works have reaffirmed his reputation: Night Street Repairs (2004) received the ReLit Award and The Sentinel (2008) won both the Bess Hokin Prize from Poetry magazine and the Griffin Poetry Prize. He teaches at the University of Toronto.