: Reviewers from The Poetry Foundation note that while his language is "misleadingly direct" and plain, his work employs a technique of "making strange" that turns ordinary subjects into dreamlike experiences.
The eBook version of this specific NYRB Poets selection is available at several retailers: Go to product viewer dialog for this item. Nachoem M. Wijnberg
The eBook title (published by New York Review Books ) is a comprehensive selection of poetry translated by David Colmer, drawing from over 20 collections published since 1989. Critical Reception
Community feedback highlights the "disconcerting" yet "close" quality of his poetry.
: His dual career as a poet and a Professor of Business Administration at the University of Amsterdam informs his writing. Sources like Rain Taxi observe that he frequently engages with themes of value, economics, and power structures through a poetic lens. Reader Perspectives
Critics widely regard Wijnberg as one of the most innovative and important Dutch poets of the modern era, highlighted by his 2018 for his entire body of work.
: Analysis from The Low Countries describes him as a "trickster poet" and intellectual skeptic. His poems often appear to be simple statements but are rarely as transparent as they first seem.
“One alternately sees Wijnberg as a kind of trickster poet, a game-player, sophist... and intellectual skeptic.” www.the-low-countries.com · 3 years ago Available Editions & Pricing