Emil Brumaru–Amnesia

Ooof…long hiatus here, as I took a break to finish off my dissertation…now it’s in the hands of the adviser, and now I’m barely containing my jitters (major revisions are sure to come, and that’s the optimistic scenario). I’m taking a break from .. doing anything, really, and trying to forget, like in this sweet little poem by Brumaru, which teaches us how to forget everything:

Amnezie
de Emil Brumary

dacă iei o portocală
şi-o dezbraci in pielea goală
ca să-i vezi miezul adânc
peste care îngeri plâng
cu căpşune-n loc de ochi
şi aripi de foi de plopi
se întâmplă să uiţi totul…

Amnesia

by Emil Brumary

Take an orange, strip it down
Of its juicy fleshy gown
Look into its core so deep
Over which the angels weep
Strawberries for eyes and sleeves
And its wings of poplar leaves
That’s how you forget everything.

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3 Responses to Emil Brumaru–Amnesia

  1. mj says:

    What are you getting a PhD in?

  2. Cristina says:

    The full title is “PhD in Rhetoric and Scientific and Technical Communication.” Or, just Rhetoric. No relationship whatsoever with either poetry or translation.

  3. Andreea says:

    Congratulations! Sounds good!

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