Postings of poems by the Greek poet Yannis Ritsos in English translation. This blog, launched in 2009 to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the poet's birth, continues now after a two year break. All translations (and mistranslations) are by Scott King unless otherwise noted.
Tuesday, January 27, 2009
Clay: 12
Yannis Ritsos
This and that were repeated. Especially if lies were told. Even death gets undermined. In the next room feet tapping the rhythm of a music that can't be heard.
Athens—January 17, 1978
from Clay (1980) [Collected Poems: IDelta ---pg 85]
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