Poetry Magazine
Psalm to Be Read with Closed Eyes
Source: Poetry (February 2012).
Biography
D. Nurkse is the author of numerous collections of poetry, including The Rules of Paradise (2001), The Fall (2003), and The Border Kingdom (2008). His parents escaped Nazi Europe during World War II—his Estonian father worked for the League of Nations in Vienna, his mother was an artist—and moved to New York. Nurkse’s family moved back to live in Europe for a number of years, returning to the United States around the time of the . . .
Poems by D. Nurkse
Poem Categorization
SUBJECT Living, Growing Old, Parenthood, Relationships, Family & Ancestors
POET’S REGION U.S., Mid-Atlantic
Poetic Terms Free Verse
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