Rose Fear by Maria Laina, trans. by Sarah McCann Drew Milne  The Guardian [on Another

 The Guardian [on Another Country]

at the bottom of a well

labouring bodies speaking back to the demands of work and the fictions of xenophobic politicians

and a real must-read

mythic quest and modern-day longing

Rose Fear by Maria Laina, trans. by Sarah McCann Drew Milne  The Guardian [on AnotherTranslated from the Greek by Sarah McCann. Maria Laina's debut English collection. Laina's poems carve symbolically rich images drawn from mythology and the natural world. Rose Fear follows in the Sapphic vein: fragmented, prophetic, and emotionally charged. Sarah McCann in her translations deftly captures the music and the vividness of Laina's scenes, which take their inspiration from regions as diverse as Japan, the Caribbean, and her native Greece.