{"product_id":"castles-in-the-air-paperback-5","title":"Castles in the Air - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSilvia Kofler\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Silvia Kofler is known for her short, succinct poems, and she does not disappoint in her latest collection, \u003cem\u003eCastles in the Air\u003c\/em\u003e. Her efficient poems are filled with intellect, wry humor, and the ironies of life across urban, domestic, and international landscapes. She skillfully plays with words \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eto shift meaning and reveal new insights. Her poems explore power and politics without becoming polemical. Kofler's new and collected poems \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eshowcase her work and the wisdom she has gained over time.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e-Phyllis Becker, Coordinator, Riverfront Readings Series\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"The delighful wit of a born traveler, \u003cem\u003eCastles in the Air\u003c\/em\u003e reminds us that seeing the world through Silvia Kofler's eyes imparts the ability to take \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eflight.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e-Dennis Dybek, poet, translator and author of \u003cem\u003eA Treacherous Art\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Silvia Kofler's \u003cem\u003eCastles in the Air\u003c\/em\u003e takes the reader on an introspective journey along her many local and international experiences, as both a \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e world traveler and as a poet and translator. The many places she has experienced include her youth in Austria, as an au pair in Paris, a visitor to \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e friends in Norway, and various parts of South and North America. The reader experiences a synaesthesiac saga, as the words evoke more than \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e a word feast, rather as a kind of touch-video, more than as a tourist, indeed, as one who penetrates the essence of what one sees, hears, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e feels, and ultimately engages in a poet's castles in the air.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e-Stanley H. Barkan, Poet\/Publisher, Cross-Cultural \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Communications\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSilvia Kofler's \u003cem\u003eCastles in the Air \u003c\/em\u003eopens with ekphrastic poems that paint images with words and step beyond with \"sprinting toward the inevitable \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003esunless curves of gravity.\" Titles (one to two words) capture succinctly the essence of each poem. Born in Graz, Austria, and widely traveled, Kofler seamlessly connects countries and cultures with poems such as \"Almost Wild Mustangs\" that transitions from wild horses of western Kansas to \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAustria's Lipizzaners. From the poignant \"Poem for Yesterday\" to the clever ending \"Amending the past is a tricky business\" you'll be glad you visited Kofler's \u003cem\u003eCastles in the Air.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e-Victoria Garton author of \u003cem\u003eLight Through a Cat's Ear\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 60\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.14 x 8 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 01, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47412360085753,"sku":"9798899750274","price":18.72,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/Rbpp0FTtkW9798899750274_37a8de42-282f-41d1-a3de-e3b8283c9ef3.webp?v=1770840172","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/castles-in-the-air-paperback-5","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}