The Travel Guide to the Country of Your Birth
which
has over 300 natural lakes
is one of the oldest countries in Europe
has something for everyone, in every season
occupies the north-east part of the Balkan Peninsula
sits on the Black Sea to the East and the Danube to the North
offers white-sand beaches, mystic mountains, and ancient towns
has the Balkan range, which is part of the Alpine-Himalayan chain
has 378 kilometres of Black Sea coast. The Black Sea is closed and
non-tidal, and has 90% anoxic water
has a moderate continental climate: winters (November to February)
are cold and dry, temperatures reach -10
is the place where in dark, empty apartments the people you love
live inside mirrors
About this poem
This poem, representing Bulgaria, was part of The Written World – our collaboration with BBC radio to broadcast a poem from every single nation competing in London 2012.