On the Wings of Time
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On the Wings of Time
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$21.99
Regular price $26.99
On the Wings of Time
Poems by Crisula Stefanescu
Translated by Monella Kaplan
Time does not pass through these poems —
it listens.
In On the Wings of Time, acclaimed poet Crisula Stefanescu 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.
Written with striking clarity and emotional precision, Stefanescu’s poetry explores:
Translated into English by Monella Kaplan, 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.
This 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.
On the Wings of Time is not read.
It is felt.
Perfect for readers of:
Poems by Crisula Stefanescu
Translated by Monella Kaplan
Time does not pass through these poems —
it listens.
In On the Wings of Time, acclaimed poet Crisula Stefanescu 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.
Written with striking clarity and emotional precision, Stefanescu’s poetry explores:
- the tenderness of love and loss
- the ache of waiting and remembering
- the fragile beauty of fleeting moments
- the way time shapes us, and how we shape time in return
Translated into English by Monella Kaplan, 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.
This 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.
On the Wings of Time is not read.
It is felt.
Perfect for readers of:
- contemporary lyrical poetry
- reflective, intimate verse
- poetry about love, time, and memory
- fans of Rilke, Szymborska, Louise Glück, and Ocean Vuong