The Heart Is Not a Creator by Yordan Efftimov, translated by Jonathan Dunne
Poetry Book Society Translation Choice Autumn 2025 Ellen Hinsey They stride

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Duffy also adds to her selection one wholly new poem

one where revelatory restlessness is underpinned by predicaments and realities which work to complicate the vistas of the interpersonal

The book weaves essays

The Heart Is Not a Creator by Yordan Efftimov, translated by Jonathan Dunne <br><b>Poetry Book Society Translation Choice Autumn 2025</b> Ellen Hinsey They strideYordan Efftimovs The Heart Is Not a Creator, translated by Jonathan Dunne, is a layered and formally restless collection that dissects emotional, political, and existential terrains with satirical precision and lyrical detachment. Moving between fragmented narrative, philosophical aphorism, and surreal image making, the book creates a shifting poetic voice that questions belief, authorship, and the limitations of language. Bodies, borders, and