The Heart Is Not a Creator by Yordan Efftimov, translated by Jonathan Dunne
Poetry Book Society Translation Choice Autumn 2025 Christopher Cessac It is a lieder cycle

It is a lieder cycle

Festive poems for children of all ages

The poems ask: Where do you belong

the engagingly erotic lives of barnacles

and belonging

The Heart Is Not a Creator by Yordan Efftimov, translated by Jonathan Dunne <br><b>Poetry Book Society Translation Choice Autumn 2025</b> Christopher Cessac It is a lieder cycleYordan Efftimovs The Heart Is Not a Creator, translated by Jonathan Dunne, is a layered and formally restless collection that dissects emotional, political, and existential terrains with satirical precision and lyrical detachment. Moving between fragmented narrative, philosophical aphorism, and surreal image making, the book creates a shifting poetic voice that questions belief, authorship, and the limitations of language. Bodies, borders, and