Take My Word For It
Poems
17 July 1998
Territory Rights — Worldwide.
Description
A long-awaited collection—her first written in English—by Romania's leading literary figure for over fifty years, and one of the world's most important voices.
Ars Poetica: a Polemic
I am I.
I am personal.
I am subjective, intimate, private,
particular,
confessional.
All that happens,
happens to me.
The landscape I describe
is myself. . . .
If you're interested
in birds, trees, rivers,
try reference books.
Don't read my poems.
I'm no indexed bird,
tree or river,
just a registered Self.
I am I.
I am personal.
I am subjective, intimate, private,
particular,
confessional.
All that happens,
happens to me.
The landscape I describe
is myself. . . .
If you're interested
in birds, trees, rivers,
try reference books.
Don't read my poems.
I'm no indexed bird,
tree or river,
just a registered Self.
Reviews
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