Book cover for What We Couldn't Keep by Daniel King

What We Couldn't Keep

2024 Released
86 Pages
1-2 Hours
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Creative Arts Management OuISBN 9789908002781

In "What We Couldn't Keep," the poet invites readers on an evocative journey through the landscapes of loss, memory, and the bittersweet nature of fleeting moments. Each poem weaves a tapestry of emotions, exploring the remnants of love and the echoes of what is left behind. Through striking imagery and poignant language, the collection delves into the fragility of human experience, capturing the things we hold dear yet cannot retain. It is a testament to the beauty found in impermanence, as well as a reflection on the heart's capacity to cherish even that which slips through our fingers. This book promises to resonate with anyone who has ever grappled with the transient nature of life, serving as a reminder that in what we cannot keep, we often find the deepest connections to ourselves and to one another.

Daniel King

Daniel King is research fellow in Syriac studies and Semitic languages, Cardiff University, UK, and a translation consultant with SIL International. His research is principally concerned with methods and techniques of translation in antiquity especially between Greek and Syriac in the fields of philosophy and theology. He has published an edition of The Earliest Syriac Translation of Aristotle’s Categories (Brill, 2010) as well as many articles in the field. 

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