Five Books by Ana Blandiana Ned Denny As a topographical feature

As a topographical feature

her second collection from Arc

with its emphasis on tribe

the Anthropocene

'They are sailors from another century

Five Books by Ana Blandiana Ned Denny As a topographical featureAna Blandiana is one of Romanias foremost poets, a leading dissident before the fall of Communism, and now one of her countrys 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 an ethical consciousness that refuses to be silenced by a totalitarian