Letter From a Reader Adam Zagajewski Translated by Clare Cavanagh Too much about death, too many shadows. Write about an average day, the yearning for order. Take the school bell as your model of moderation, even scholarship. Too much death, too much dark radiance. Take a look, crowds packed in cramped stadiums sing songs of hatred. Too much music, too little harmony, peace, reason. Write about those moments when friendship's footbridges seem more enduring than despair. Write about love, long evenings, the dawn, the trees, about the endless patience of the light.
Today’s poem for #nationalpoetrymonth
#LetterFromaReader by #AdamZagajewski, tr. #ClareCavanagh
(So what’re you writing about? And how do you keep the critics at bay?)
#NaPoMo #poetry
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