Dear Ms. Schubert

<p><b>The first complete English translation of Ewa Lipska's exciting Dear Ms. Schubert poems</b> <p/>Ewa Lipska is one of Europe's most compelling and important poets but relatively little of her recent work has been translated into English. A Polish-English bilingual edition <i>Dear Ms. Schubert</i> is the first complete collection of her remarkable poetic postcards addressed to Ms. Schubert a mysterious contemporary European everywoman. <p/>Written by a certain Mr. Schmetterling (Mr. Butterfly) these brief intimate poems are by turns philosophical political and playfully erotic. Combining subversive wit and surrealist imagery they slowly reveal the contours of a shared secret life played out against a turbulent historical backdrop--a relationship that strikes a precarious balance between deep cultural skepticism and authentic love. <p/>Featuring the original Polish text and the English translation on facing pages <i>Dear Ms. Schubert</i> is a highly original and appealing book from a poet who richly deserves a wide English-language readership.</p>