{"product_id":"on-the-wings-of-time","title":"On the Wings of Time","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e \u003cspan\u003eOn the Wings of Time\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePoems by Crisula Stefanescu\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTranslated by Monella Kaplan\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTime does not pass through these poems —\u003cbr\u003eit \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003elistens\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOn the Wings of Time\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, acclaimed poet \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCrisula Stefanescu\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e invites the reader into a world where love, absence, memory, and longing move with the quiet force of breath. These poems are intimate yet expansive, spare yet resonant — fragments of emotion that linger long after the page is turned.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWritten with striking clarity and emotional precision, Stefanescu’s poetry explores:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003ethe tenderness of love and loss\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003ethe ache of waiting and remembering\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003ethe fragile beauty of fleeting moments\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003ethe way time shapes us, and how we shape time in return\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eEach poem is a pause — a still point where the personal becomes universal.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTranslated into English by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMonella Kaplan\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, this edition preserves the original musicality and depth of the poems while offering them a new voice. The translation is faithful, restrained, and deeply attuned to the emotional cadence of the original text, allowing English-language readers to experience the same quiet intensity that has defined Stefanescu’s work.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is a book for readers who love poetry that whispers rather than shouts — for those who find meaning in silence, in memory, in what is left unsaid.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOn the Wings of Time\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is not read.\u003cbr\u003eIt is \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003efelt\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePerfect for readers of:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003econtemporary lyrical poetry\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003ereflective, intimate verse\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003epoetry about love, time, and memory\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003efans of Rilke, Szymborska, Louise Glück, and Ocean Vuong\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books Prime","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45914021298367,"sku":"20cc76a0-5d08-41c9-ac6c-eae9a9dbc6e4","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0761\/7550\/7647\/files\/1b808b07faf0361baaee034278fd208f.jpg?v=1785053791","url":"https:\/\/books-prime.com\/products\/on-the-wings-of-time","provider":"Books Prime","version":"1.0","type":"link"}