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There has been growing interest in Ernst Meister because of the publication of two books in his informal trilogy, In Time's Rift (2012) and Wallless Space (2014). We expect much excitement for this final installment. This collection differs from the others in its expansion, both in ideas and the length of the poems. Though he wrote from outside the literary circles of his time, Ernst Meister received accolades for his poetry, including Germany's most prestigious poetry prize, the Georg Büchner Prize. Translator Foust is an esteemed poet with an established fan base. Translator Frederick is a noted German scholar. The original poems, in German, will face the English translations. This book holds diverse appeal to those interested in philosophy, existential questions, and international literature.

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Arguably the most emotionally resonant of Meister's late trilogy, this collection carves out a much-needed space for an essential and often overlooked poet.&#8212Publishers Weekly

Arguably the most emotionally resonant of Meister s late trilogy, this collection carves out a much-needed space for an essential and often overlooked poet.&#8212 Publishers Weekly

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Ernst Meister (1911-1979) was born in Hagen, Germany, and studied first theology, then literature, art history, and philosophy (the latter under Karl Löwith and Hans-Georg Gadamer) at various German universities. After the publication of his first book in 1932, he published no poetry for two decades, a silent spell that ultimately gave way to the prolific last third of his life, over the course of which he produced more than sixteen volumes of verse as well as numerous other literary and visual works. Often compared to Paul Celan because of the brevity and difficulty of his poems, Meister tends toward a more abstract existentialism that renders his work both intensely emotional and inimitably strange. Having written outside the dominant literary circles of his time, he remains relatively unknown, though he was posthumously awarded the most prestigious award for German literature, the Georg Büchner Prize, having been informed of the honor just days before his death. Graham Foust and Samuel Frederick have translated Meister's informal trilogy which includes In Time's Rift (Wave Books, 2012), Wallless Space (Wave Books, 2014) and Of Entirety Say the Sentence (Wave Books, 2015). Graham Foust is the author of several collections of poetry, including A Mouth in California (Flood Editions, 2009) and To Anacreon in Heaven and Other Poems (Flood Editions, April 2013). He teaches at the University of Denver. With Samuel Frederick, he has translated three volumes of poetry by Ernst Meister, including In Time’s Rift (Wave Books, 2012), Wallless Space (Wave Books, 2014), and Of Entirety Say the Sentence (Wave Books, 2015). Samuel Frederick is the author of Narratives Unsettled: Digression in Robert Walser, Thomas Bernhard, and Adalbert Stifter (Northwestern University Press, 2012). He is an assistant professor of German at the Pennsylvania State University. With Graham Foust he has translated three volumes of poetry by Ernst Meister, including In Time’s Rift (Wave Books, 2012), Wallless Space (Wave Books, 2014), and Of Entirety Say the Sentence (Wave Books, 2015).

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