Eleni Vakalo, Before Lyricism. Translated from the Greek by Karen Emmerich. Lost Literature Series, 18. Brooklyn, NY: Ugly Duckling Presse, 2017. 133 p. <Poetry>

ISBN 1937027708; 9781937027704

Before Lyricism includes six book-length poems: "The Forest" (Το Δάσος) (1954) (pp. 1-20), "Plant Upbringing" (Φυτική αγωγή) (1956) (pp. 23-31), "Diary of Age" (Ημερολόγιο της ηλικίας) (1958) (pp. 33-47), "Description of the Body" (Περιγραφή του σώματος) (1959) (pp. 49-67), "The Meaning of the Blind" (Η έννοια των τυφλών) (1962) (pp. 69-95), and "Our Way of Being in Danger" (Ο τρόπος να κινδυνεύομε) (1966) (pp. 97-121).

Translator's note (pp. 123-133).