As part of our “Meet a Bulgarian Poet” series, Katerina Stoykova-Klemer interviewed poet, musician, and songwriter Petar Tchouhov, one of the brilliant voices featured in The Season of Delicate Hunger: Anthology of Contemporary Bulgarian Poetry. Here is a translation of that interview.
What would you like for the American readers to know about Bulgarian poetry?
First, to start remembering from time to time that such poetry exists. Above all, I hope that The Season of Delicate Hunger will move the concept of “Bulgarian poetry” out of the abstract and into the concrete for the American readers. Second, that they’d understand that this poetry is capable of surprising them, of sharing something new and interesting. And third, that among the Bulgarian authors, they may discover a few who will become their favorites.