C. P. Cavafy Selected Poems

<p><strong>The most influential poet you haven't read yet - and the one your favourite writers never stopped quoting.</strong></p><p></p><p>W. H. Auden shaped his entire poetic voice around him. Lawrence Durrell wove him into the Alexandria Quartet. Universities worldwide teach him. And yet C. P. Cavafy remains the best-kept secret in modern poetry</p><p></p><p>A century after his death his poems still read like they were written this morning: razor-sharp sensual and quietly devastating. This new translation into <strong>vivid contemporary English</strong> preserves every edge - the longing the irony the erotic charge the weight of history - without softening a single line.</p><p>This edition is for readers who want:</p><p></p><ul><li>Poetry rooted in Greek and Hellenistic history</li><li>A foundational voice in queer literary tradition</li><li>The philosophical lyric at its most precise and alive form</li><li>A modern English translation that doesn't flatten</li></ul><p></p><p>If you've ever finished a poem and sat still a minute longer than usual you already know him.</p>