The Grove of the Eumenides

WithThe Grove of the Eumenides, the Lithuanian poet Tomas Venclova affirms his place as one of Europe's greatest living poets, the heir to Akhmatova, Mandelstam and Mioszis a collection of great wisdom.

Venclova's poetry addresses the desolate landscape of the aftermath of totalitarianism, as well as the ethical constants that allow for hope and perseverance. Bloodaxe published another selection of his poetry,The Junction, in 2008, bringing together new translations of his most recent work from that time as well as a selection of poems from his 1997 volumeWinter Dialogue.

WhileThe Junctioncovered poems written while he was still in Lithuania before his forced emigration and poems from his first decades in the US dealing with exile The Grove of the Eumenidesaddresses 'later life' issues of democracy, memory, climate, travel, ethics and aging. There is no overlap between the two editions.