Sometimes a Single Leaf by Esther Dischereit
PBS Winter Recommended Translation 2019 Maria Jastrzebska In the words of her

In the words of her translator: Esther Dischereits poetry offers a visceral pathography of post-war continuities

Romer’s central theme is encapsulated by these words

From the poems written in her teens and early twenties included in her exciting debut The Memory Tray to her most recent exploration of time and grief

and change

Sometimes a Single Leaf by Esther Dischereit <br><b>PBS Winter Recommended Translation 2019</b> Maria Jastrzebska In the words of herWhether in poetry, fiction, radio drama or sound installations, Esther Dischereit's work represents a unique departure in recent European writing: a distinctive, off beat syntax of German Jewish intimacy with the fractured consciousness and deeply rutted cultural landscape of today's Germany. Sometimes a Single Leaf, mirroring the development of Esther Dischereit's poetry across three decades, includes selections from three of her books as well as a