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The Arrival (Stahlecker Selections) Paperback – October 15, 2009

by Daniel Simko (Author), Carolyn Forché (Author)
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Poet and translator Daniel Simko emigrated with his parents to the U.S.A. and lived here until his death, aged 45, in 2004. Steeped in the traditions of European art, Simko remained reticent about publishing. Thanks to his literary executor, Carolyn Forché, this first collection, in the language Simko grew up into, showcases his gift for the unexpected, exact phrase. The Arrival maps a haunting choreography of travel, memory, and the body so gently you will feel you have been carrying this book around with you all along.

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    100 pages
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  3. Publisher
    Four Way Books
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    October 15, 2009
  5. Dimensions
    6 x 0.25 x 9 inches
  6. ISBN-10
    1884800920
  7. ISBN-13
    978-1884800924
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Starred Review. Simko's posthumous English-language debut is a long-awaited event for those who have known about his haunting poems. Simko was born in Czechoslovakia in 1969 and moved to the U.S. after the Soviet invasion of the country in the late '60s. He lived much of his life in New York—writing, participating in the literary scene, and translating an acclaimed volume of the poems of Georg Trakl—and died in 2004. Now, his executor, the poet Carolyn Forche, has shepherded his poems, which he was reluctant to publish in his lifetime, into print. Like Charles Simic, though devoid of Simic's playful humor, Simko's poetry has as its backdrop a hazy, surreal sense of life in a war-torn Eastern European landscape: I have mentioned fists, and departures,/ the dumb choreography of the blind. These poems are fragmentary but always sharp, their emotional weight clear. Simko probes the self, looking through pinholes for glimpses of other people: I wake up/ and you come/ with a shawl/ black with stars. And, like Frank Stanford, another poet whose influence has spread posthumously, Simko writes with haunting precision about death: I am entering you the way an angel enters a scythe. This book will be a bittersweet discovery to many who will wish this poet had more time. (Nov.)
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DANIEL SIMKO was born in Czechoslovakia and came to this country shortly after the events of 1968. He is the translator of Autumn Sonata by Georg Trakl, which won the Poets’ House Translation Award in 1988. In 1989-90 he held a New York Foundation for the Arts fellowship, and was a fellow at the Fine Arts Work Center in Provincetown.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Four Way Books (October 15, 2009)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 100 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1884800920
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1884800924
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 5.6 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 0.25 x 9 inches
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Chase
5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant
Reviewed in the United States on December 2, 2013
Daniel Simko's The Arrival was a brilliant collection of works that take the reader along with Simko in what seems like his final weeks of life,reflecting back on times in his life that have had a great impact on him, with each poem portraying something in a new way. The use of powerful imagery in his poems makes the reader feel as if they too are apart of what Simko experienced. Exile and uncertainty are prominent themes throughout this book, from being forced out of his homeland to trying to begin a new life and not knowing what may lie ahead. Simko talks about the horrors of the Holocaust and other notable memories that he has of childhood and how this may have shifted him into trying to search for a new lifestyle. The sometimes short and "to the point" lines leave the reader stunned along with some of the pictures and thoughts that are brought into the readers mind. The last poem of the book, "The Hand", was compelling in summing up his life and how it was full of uncertainty and hardships. When put all together, the poems leave the reader in aw.
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Ryan Harris
3.0 out of 5 stars The Arrival Review
Reviewed in the United States on December 5, 2013
"The Arrival" by Daniel Simko is a book with a compilation of poems written by himself. Most of his poems are shorter ones and take more than one read to understand. He tends to use a lot of abstract writing in his poems that force the reader to use their creative mind in order to follow them. My favorite poem of his that I read in this book would be "Nocturne" on page 28. It is a great poem to read to see if you are interested in the kind of poems Simko writes.
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jordan mcgill
4.0 out of 5 stars The Arrival Review- Jordan McGill
Reviewed in the United States on December 6, 2013
The Arrival is a collection of poems released posthumously from writer Daniel Simko. Simko was born in Czechoslovakia, but moved with his family to the U.S. in 1968. The background of exile that Simko feels from his movement away from his homeland is apparent throughout each of his pieces where the common theme is the feeling of angst in consequence of his exile, and is represented through meditative poems and feelings of longing. During the process of the publishing of this book, Simko was diagnosed with terminal cancer, but he never revealed it to anyone. The poems in this book reflect that of the situation of dealing with morality, coming to terms with the realization that life is ending. Simko writes a large amount of pieces on memories of his past, inviting the reader to journey with him through the stories and feelings that he decides to share with us. In other books, it's easy to separate the writer from the speaker, however, in The Arrival, every piece I read was envisioned with Daniel Simko as the speaker, due to the extremely personal and relatable way that he writes. This book is one that I would recommend to anyone who appreciates poetry, and especially to anyone who appreciates writing that evokes thought, and allows you to put yourself in someone else's position.
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Britt
5.0 out of 5 stars Great Book
Reviewed in the United States on December 3, 2013
I really enjoyed this book of poems. Each poem seemed to describe an important part of Simko's life. The detail provided made me feel like I was actually experiencing it myself. His poems focused a lot on life and death and exile. It seems as though he has been exiled from his home town and many of his poems show his grief of leaving home. Simko's poems talked about death and it felt as though he knew he was dying and had to write all that he could about the process of dying. One of my favorite poems was "Dust", where he talks about a popular painting and creates an entire new scene for the painting. He talks about how we all eventually turn to dust. This book was very fun to read and I recommend it to anyone who enjoys short poems!
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5.0 out of 5 stars Stunning
Reviewed in the United States on January 4, 2011
This posthumously published collection is one of the best "first books" of recent years. He is the confrere of Georg Trakl, whom he translated; Simko's poetry is poignant, harrowing, and deeply felt. I wish this book many readers!
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Heather
4.0 out of 5 stars Thought Provoking
Reviewed in the United States on December 5, 2013
"The Arrival" is a book of short poems by Daniel Simko arranged by Carolyn Forche and James Reidel. The poetry is very well written. Simko often writes so the speaker is addressing the reader in order to evoke a certain response. Exile and the unknown are common themes throughout the book. The way Simko addresses his future and uncertainty is actually with optimism, despite many of the gloomy associations with death. The book takes the reader on a journey through the turning point in Simko's life where he realizes where he stands and is accepting of the past. It is interesting to see how Simko deals with these concepts by inhabiting the speaker. Simko wrote in a way that was not only very relatable and easy for the reader to understand, but also still thought provoking. He would make the reader consider where they stood on different situations by providing the imagery in which it would take place. One of my favorite poems "Imagining a sister", has multiple ways of interpretation. This ambiguity allows for a broader audience and thus more people can feel empathetic for his loss. I think it is brilliant. I would recommend it to anyone looking for good poetry; including those who may not be familiar with this type of literature.
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