[New-Poetry] Paul Celan

[jforjames at aol.com]

My first experience with Celan came in these translations: Joachim Neugroschel’s _Speech-Grille and Selected Poems_.
With Popov/McHugh; Hamburger, Joris, that's four different versions. Anyone one up to posting some of the famous poems in each translation for a compare and contrast?

We could start with most famous: "Death Fugue". I'll post the Neugroschel translation tonight. Who'll take
Hamburger, Popov/McHugh or Joris? Anyone want to suggest a second poem?

Another note: There is a book of the correspondence between Celan and poet Nelly Sachs.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nelly_Sachs

Finnegan


-----Original Message-----
From: blacksox at att.net
To: new-poetry at wiz.cath.vt.edu
Sent: Wed, 7 May 2008 3:27 pm
Subject: [New-Poetry] Paul Celan



A brilliant poet that uses language and sound the most intrigal parts of his repertoire.

"glottal stop" was a wonderful translation. Popov and McHugh should be commended for their work.

 

Little pieces I enjojoyed:

 

White, white, white

like paint on pickets

the laws line up

and march

right in

 

 

 a source of light you

drowsily swallow

passes through the hungry

host-tissue

 

There are just to many to mention. Very sad the way the early trauma in his life  

eventually caused his suicide. 

 

 

 



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