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    3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
    612-822-4611

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Miniatures

Miniatures

Nielsen, Carsten René
Keplinger, David
Norrie, Mette

Paperback

Poetry CriticismGeneral Poetry

Publisher Price: $19.99

ISBN10: 0996072292
ISBN13: 9780996072298
Publisher: Plamen Press
Published: Nov 25 2025
Pages: 98
Weight: 0.14
Height: 0.23 Width: 4.00 Depth: 6.00
Language: English

Miniatures is a collection of short poems by Carsten René Nielsen accompanied by illustrations from Mette Norrie that meet at the crossroads of the seen and unseen, blending whimsy and absurdity into a sequence of brief, wonder-driven experiences. Drawing from the 20th century European legacies of Max Jacob, Jean Arp, and Benjamin Péret, and the later American poetry of Charles Simic and Mark Strand, Nielsen invites readers into strange yet strangely familiar spaces--where trees grow from cracked plates, readers use hand mirrors instead of magnifying glasses, and snow has been assigned its own ministry. Mastering spare yet highly controlled language, Keplinger's translation preserves the lyricism of the original, allowing each poem to stand alone while collectively creating a fragmented, surreal vision of reality. Each miniature is a poetic fragment, often only a few lines long, but rich in metaphor and suggestion. Some pieces read like parables infused with satire and humor, while others resemble dreams. Mette Norrie's illustrations naturally extend the book's visual and perceptual scope, enlarging the reader's grasp of what is real, where it encounters what is imaginable.

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