Eva Kristina Olsson
Eva Kristina Olsson (b 1958) is the author of several books of poetry and plays, as well as a dancer, performer and filmmaker. She has published many books including
The Crime (1988),
Eiderwhite (2011), and the verse plays
Antigone’s Face Niobe’s Labyrinth (2013). This excerpt is from her critically acclaimed book
The Angelgreen Sacrament (2017), which Aase Berg called “Torturously beautiful… the best poetry collection of the year” in Dagens Nyheter. The collection will be published in translation later this year by Black Square Editions. Today 5:00 am
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Untitled, 1959. Art by Eugene Von Bruenchenhein. Used by permission of Rich Shapero. © Rich Shapero.
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