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T
he weight of the rain / fell pitilessly / on
his woollen coat / and the winter become
unbearable / upon his shoulders”
evokes the
poem, which titles this collection of lyrical and
philosophical poetic distillates, by poetess Roula
Ioannidou-Stavrou.
Diverse themes, impositions and oppositions,
The
Weight of the Rain
negotiates life and death, love
and Eros, devotion and betrayal, joy and sorrow,
hope and despair, foresight and negligence, light
and darkness. The poet’s melodic free verse,
the encapsulations of her reflections, and the
economy of words earn this book a special place
in contemporary poetry.
The Weight of the Rain was translated by Irena
Joannides (Canada) and published by Armida
Publications.
(Fans of Roula Ioannidou-Stavrou will be pleased
to know her new poetic book Modus Vivendi
has just been published by Litaratura et Artes
publications.
Extracts from the Collection of Poems
Oversight
In the lines
of their furrowed brows.
Where they had hid the days
they did not wish to recall;
where they had barricaded them all.
Having overlooked that brows
do not always stay in the same position.
The Weight of the Rain
Collection of poems by Roula Ioannidou Stavrou
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