Palimpsest Press

Palimpsest Press publishes poetry, literary fiction, and non-fiction titles that deal with poetics, cultural criticism, and literary biography. Palimpsest Press’ mission is to publish high quality work in beautifully designed and collectible volumes. Their belief is that a book should be an object of beauty and inspiration. They are committed to maintaining high editorial and production standards, ensuring our trade books are well distributed, kept in print, and promoted through readings, events and advertising.

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Alfabet/Alphabet

a memoir of a first language

alfabet / alphabet is the record of Sadiqa de Meijer’s transition from speaking Dutch to English. Exploring questions of identity, landscape, family, and translation, the essays navigate … 160 View
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accent/accent

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This chapter is a reflection the author’s mother’s Dutch lessons. 4 $0.40 Add
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bitter/bitter

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A poem in Dutch and English 2 $0.20 Add
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chronisch/chronic

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This chapter explores what Dutch sounds like to English speakers. 4 $0.40 Add
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draak/dragon

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In this chapter, the author looks back on her time as an ESL student. 5 $0.50 Add
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elders/elsewhere

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This chapter explores language in the context of Dutch and English colonialism 3 $0.30 Add
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flits/flash

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In this chapter, de Meijer writes about Dutch as the language of her inner world. 4 $0.40 Add
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gastarbeider/guest labourer

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The author confronts conflicting feelings about the aesthetics of the Dutch language. 6 $0.60 Add
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heimwee/homesick

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The author and her partner deal with a Neo Nazi during a trip to the Netherlands 6 $0.60 Add
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ik/I

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The alphabet in Dutch, along with a helpful guide. 6 $0.60 Add
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juli/July

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The author recalls a trip to England, and her father’s struggle with depression. 6 $0.60 Add
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kennis/knowledge

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A passage from Genesis. 5 $0.50 Add
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liefde/love

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The author reflects on her migration to Canada, and her first encounters with poetry. 6 $0.60 Add
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Mio/Mio

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The author recalls a trip to buy bread, and the power of names. 5 $0.50 Add
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natuur/nature

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This chapter examines the poems of Ida Gerhardt. 7 $0.70 Add
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oud/old

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On the chronic abstraction of using a language learned after childhood. 3 $0.30 Add