Carpenter, John and Bogdana 2001
Tribute to Zbigniew Herbert
Wednesday, February 21, 2001
Wednesday, February 21, 2001
He fell from her knees like a ball of yarn.
He unwound in a hurry and ran blindly away.
She held the beginning of life. She would wind it
on her finger like a ring, she wanted to preserve him.
– Zbigniew Herbert, “Mother” (translated by John & Bogdana Carpenter)
Read this interview between Zbigniew Herbert and John & Bogdana Carpenter from The Manhattan Review:
http://www.themanhattanreview.com/archive/3-2_conversation.html
