Night 14
Translated voices: war's long shadow
Readings
- poem The End and the Beginning Read at Poetry Foundation →
- essay Hiroshima Notes (excerpt)
- story Wanderer, Comest Thou to Spa...
War doesn't end when the shooting stops, and tonight's three writers -- all working in translation -- are interested in what comes after. Szymborska watches someone sweep up after a war with a broom. Oe visits Hiroshima and tries to find language for what he sees there. Boll puts a wounded German soldier in a building he slowly recognizes. Each writer chooses a small, specific image to carry the weight of something enormous. Notice what they leave out.
Journal entry coming soon.