Sarajevo Blues - Semezdin Mehmedinović (Tr. Ammiel Alcalay) City Lights Books

"War is a word that I pronounced very easily not too long ago: now it's filled with the weight of true meaning." And there, on page 90 of this book, was the very reason that I knew I would not be able to write a review. All I can say is that if you are prepared to put aside opinion and politics and bring to the forefront the author's poetry, this book is stunning. 
 - "The former municipal cemetery, brought back to life by the war." (Lions)
- "I walk by feeling helpless, aware of the next second in which maybe I'll be and maybe I won't." (Traffic)

Saddening, shocking and stunning.