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| First Written | 1845 |
| Genre | Poetry |
| Origin | Iceland |
| Publisher | University of Wisconsin-Madison |
| My Copy | online book here: http://digicoll.library.wisc.edu/Jonas/ |
| First Read | March 15, 2017 |
Jónas Hallgrímsson - Selected Poetry and Prose
These are interesting, and I see why Hallgrimsson is well-regarded. But I still can't get over the translation issue; it seems it's only English poetry that I ever really feel works.
Noted on March 16, 2017
The Farmer in Wet Weather (Dalabóndinn í óþurrknum)
Goddess of drizzle,
driving your big
cartloads of mist
across my fields!
Send me some sun
and I'll sacrifice
my cow — my wife —
my Christianity!
Quoted on March 16, 2017