Grove of the Eumenides

WithThe Grove of the Eumenides, the Lithuanian poet Tomas Venclova affirms his place as one of Europes greatest living poets, the heir to Akhmatova, Mandelstam and Miosz. Venclovas masterful poetry upholds a vision of the world that enables us to endure the darkness of our time through his singular insights, ethical endurance and profound compassion. With classical grace, yet manifesting a deep commitment to remain a witness to the contemporary world,The Grove of the Eumenidesis a collection of great wisdom.Venclovas poetry addresses the desolate landscape of the aftermath of totalitarianism, as well as the ethical constants that allow for hope and perseverance. Bloodaxe published another selection of his poetry,The Junction, in 2008, bringing together new translations of his most recent work from that time as well as a selection of poems from his 1997 volumeWinter Dialogue.WhileThe Junctioncovered poems written while he was still in Lithuania before his forced emigration and poems from his first decades in the US dealing with exile The Grove of the Eumenidesaddresses later life issues of democracy, memory, climate, travel, ethics and aging. There is no overlap between the two editions.