Restriction as freedom resp. poetic errors and combinations only a non-native speaker can stumble into...
This collection of poems written in Portuguese and published under the title „SAL ~ SOL ; SOLO“ (salt, sun, soil) was inspired by a residency in Portugal, mainly in Lisbon, that Chrischa Oswald had undertaken with a close friend.
Falling in love with the country, its people, and last but not least the poetic language that bears a rich literary heritage, she felt eager to learn. To have a motivating goal, she decided to make a publication as soon as there would be around 15 poems. The poems were written between 2016 and May 2017 and are accompanied by photographs that Oswald has taken in Lisbon, too.
The Portuguese softcover-book is accompanied by another booklet that contains an English translation resp. interpretation.