The Sun of Hereafter • Ebb of the Senses by Ana Blandiana PBS Recommended Translation Winter 2017 Clare Pollard Water often appears as a

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Cathal Ó Searcaigh

Ruth McIlroy was a winner of The Poetry Business International Book and Pamphlet Competition 2016/17

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and Self-Portrait in the Dark (2008)

The Sun of Hereafter • Ebb of the Senses by Ana Blandiana <b> PBS Recommended Translation Winter 2017 </b> Clare Pollard Water often appears as aAna Blandiana is one of Romanias foremost poets, a leading dissident before the fall of Communism, and now her countrys strongest candidate for the Nobel Prize. A prominent opponent of the Ceausescu regime, Blandiana became known for her daring, outspoken poems as well as for her courageous defence of ethical values. Over the years, her works have become the symbol of an ethical consciousness that refuses to be silenced by a totalitarian government.