The Shadow of Words by Ana Blandiana, translated by Paul Scott Derrick & Victoria Patea illustrated offering a poignant exploration of

offering a poignant exploration of identity

in Hill's gentle hands

we uncover strange links to Rome falling

Through a series of prayers

her voice has deepened and strengthened as its subject matter has widened from bereavement and life in a psychiatric unit to more general difficulties with men

The Shadow of Words by Ana Blandiana, translated by Paul Scott Derrick & Victoria Patea illustrated offering a poignant exploration ofAna Blandiana is one of Romania's foremost poets, a leading dissident before the fall of Communism, and now one of her country's strongest candidates for the Nobel Prize. A prominent opponent of the Ceauescu regime, Blandiana became known for her daring, outspoken poems as well as for her courageous defence of ethical values. Over the years, her works have become the symbol of a moral consciousness that refuses to be silenced by a totalitarian