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"He is homesick. But what is home? I do not know the answer, but I cherish Hesse because he at least knew how to ask the question." (James Wright in the Translator's Introduction)
Wright selected and translated these poems which, yes, could be said to center around the theme of homesickness. It is a short book but the poems are well chosen and cohere superbly. Few are truly dark but some menace and they all question (in the larger sense).
I will need to revisit this volume from time to time, no doubt.
This edition is a bilingual one with the German on the left and the English on the right so may be of help to those trying to learn or better their German/English.
Wright selected and translated these poems which, yes, could be said to center around the theme of homesickness. It is a short book but the poems are well chosen and cohere superbly. Few are truly dark but some menace and they all question (in the larger sense).
I will need to revisit this volume from time to time, no doubt.
This edition is a bilingual one with the German on the left and the English on the right so may be of help to those trying to learn or better their German/English.
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Mar 17, 2012 08:07AM
Excellent comment, Apollo. Thank you for making these points. I, too, worry some about how I relate to these poems. I have been traveling for so many years that in many ways I no longer know what home is.
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