{"title":"Eleni Kefala","description":"\u003cp\u003eEleni Kefala’s work invites readers into a rich exploration of \u003cstrong\u003earts and culture\u003c\/strong\u003e, weaving together history, identity, and memory with a delicate, poetic touch. Her writing reflects deep insight into the ways time shapes both personal and collective narratives.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWith titles such as \u003cem\u003eTime Stitches\u003c\/em\u003e, Kefala blends evocative language and thoughtful reflection, making her books a compelling choice for those interested in literary works that bridge the past and present through lyrical storytelling.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"time-stitches-by-eleni-kefala-9781646051847","title":"Time Stitches","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWinner of the State Prize for Poetry in Cyprus, these experimental linked poem-threads move across time, linking a young Cypriot to ancestors, contemporaries, and descendants through striking, disparate polyphony.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn this bilingual collection of linked poems, Eleni Kefala creates a tapestry of motifs that transcend time and identity across early 20th Century Cyprus, 16th Century Scotland, a sailor on Christopher Columbus' ship \u003cem\u003eLa Pinta\u003c\/em\u003e, and more. As the poem threads draw together, it is as if the protagonist, in his travels through the twentieth century, encounters Odysseus, Cervantes, Columbus, Rembrandt, and others, all moving in multidimensional synchronicity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn this way, the readers take part in the production of meaning by pulling the threads together, stitching together their own reading of the story. Through the reading of these threads in \u003cem\u003eTime Stitches\u003c\/em\u003e, time remains fluid, creating a masterful declaration about the function of poetry: perhaps history is nothing more than the presence of innumerable human voices, some more and some less powerful, coexisting in an eternal present.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47471855468780,"sku":"9781646051847","price":32.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/6da07610d02eb76a1e3ff0ce276c52fc.jpg?v=1775693512"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/eleni-kefala.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}