Eternal Traffic

Mila Haugova's book explores the farewell of loved ones and the slipping away of one's own life, based on a double loss of her mother and lover. She overlays the departed images of childhood and days spent with her lover, finding memory of lost warmth in this cold world. Re-encounter and farewells are one in her poetry, with intimate companions in the absence of loved ones and the acceptance of their disappearance.

Format: Hardback
Publication date: 13 January 2020
Publisher: Arc Publications

Mila Haugova's poignant book explores the bittersweet farewells of loved ones and the gradual fading of one's own life. The story begins with a double loss: the death of her mother and the departure of her lover. Throughout her mother's childhood and distant past, cherished loved ones had envisioned a promising future. However, now, all that remains is a diminished daily existence permeated by lingering memories. Haugova intertwines the departed and newly recalculated images of her childhood and moments spent with her lover. Can one find traces of lost warmth in this cold world? Reunions and farewells intertwine in Haugova's poetry, offering solace in the absence of loved ones, embracing their absence, and ultimately cultivating a cathartic power that enables the possibility of new love.

Weight: 338g
Dimension: 344 x 162 x 18 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781911469612