Wednesday, October 17, 2012

Death Fugue by Paul Celan

Anne Carson said in "Economy of the Unlost" that Celan disavowed this early poem later in life, but I think it is great.  I can see why he "disavowed" it when you look at his later poems; there seemed to be a shift in poetics, but it still resonates as an incredible piece of art.

http://www.poets.org/viewmedia.php/prmMID/16961

I like this translation better:

https://www.poets.org/viewmedia.php/prmMID/15865

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