Self-Portrait in a Convex Mirror Osip Mandelstam krokobillen en krokogillen

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Originally published in 1982

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the book uncovers patterns in the ways that language is active in perpetuating inequality and binding its subjects to the will of those in positions of authority

David Francis translated the poems from Spanish into an acrobatic English

Self-Portrait in a Convex Mirror Osip Mandelstam krokobillen en krokogillenJohn Ashbery Self Portrait in a Convex Mirror was awarded the Pulitzer Prize, a National Book Award and the National Book Critics' Circle Award. The long title poem, a meditation on Parmigianino's famous self portrait, has become Ashbery's best known poem. It is accompanied here by a number of shorter pieces playful, witty, elusive. The collection remains one of the most significant poetic achievements of our time.