Nervy nadranc – Honzák Radkin (2022)

The third poetry collection by prominent Czech psychiatrist Radkin Honzák, titled Nervy nadranc, once again showcases his distinctive poetics, based on nonsensical wordplay, linguistic inventiveness, historical, mythical, and biblical allusions, as well as realities from the medical, social, and political environment. It is a book full of humor, sarcasm, exaggeration, and blasphemy, which will delight anyone who enjoys fun with a deeper subtext. This time, the author's verses are accompanied by the inventive graphic design of Luboš Drtina and his original illustrations. CONTENT: Nerves * Fulfilled work duties * Parental duties * Dealing with unexpected matters * Advantage * I erected a monument... * Audience * April differences * Checks 1970 * A successful Midsummer evening * Midsummer evening II. * Lion (Panthera leo) on the road * Resolved problems * Ballad of the poor * Strange creature * Haiku * Latin jungle * A snail is not a reptile * Jan vegetarian Jan * Odd sonnet * Our time * Variations on Neruda * Beauty is joy that lasts * Meyrink's Golem * What the electors know * Wandering * Right-sided world * Surrealists * Not this way! * Tribute to Duchenne * Poor lioness * Irreparable damage * Victorious song * Dangerous development * First aid * Morality (in) dog *...