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.
Thursday, October 29, 2009
Clay: 26
Yannis Ritsos
Pieces of cotton not for the wound— as evening falls resplendent— for the mouth for the ears for the eyes.
Athens—January 18, 1978
from Clay (1980) [Collected Poems: IDelta ---pg 91]
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