Poem
Roland Jooris
HUNGER
Metaphormuzzles
his mouth stuffing
itself with what he
heedlessly denies
the silence
His work is a gesture
that hews away at itself,
a speechless gashing in
still raw-boned
language
His baroque
strips itself bare
in his reluctance,
every letter is chalked
down
His hunger will rant
down to the bone,
fasting will exhaust itself
unto ashes
and into existence
© Translation: 2013, Astrid Alben
HONGER
HONGER
Beeldspraakmuilkorft
zijn mond die zich
volpropt met wat hij
hardhorig aan stilte
ontzegt
Zijn werk is een gebaar
dat zich wegkapt, een
sprakeloos houwen in
nog stenige
taal
Zijn barok
schrijft zich kaal
in zijn weerzin, elke letter
staat bij hem in het
krijt
Tot op het bot
blijft zijn honger
tekeergaan, tot in
de as put vasten zich
uit in ontstaan
© 2009, Roland Jooris
From: De contouren van het verstrijken
Publisher: Querido, Amsterdam
From: De contouren van het verstrijken
Publisher: Querido, Amsterdam
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HUNGER
Metaphormuzzles
his mouth stuffing
itself with what he
heedlessly denies
the silence
His work is a gesture
that hews away at itself,
a speechless gashing in
still raw-boned
language
His baroque
strips itself bare
in his reluctance,
every letter is chalked
down
His hunger will rant
down to the bone,
fasting will exhaust itself
unto ashes
and into existence
© 2013, Astrid Alben
From: De contouren van het verstrijken
From: De contouren van het verstrijken
HUNGER
Metaphormuzzles
his mouth stuffing
itself with what he
heedlessly denies
the silence
His work is a gesture
that hews away at itself,
a speechless gashing in
still raw-boned
language
His baroque
strips itself bare
in his reluctance,
every letter is chalked
down
His hunger will rant
down to the bone,
fasting will exhaust itself
unto ashes
and into existence
© 2013, Astrid Alben
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