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Nora Gomringer

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Monster & Maiden

I am the maiden
am the maiden
the maiden is me
who you filtered
you filtered me
I had nothing
there was nothing

leftover that’s me

who am I now
am I now
who? you ask me
I was the maiden
was the maiden
the maiden was me
you have filtered me

so speaks the monster

the monster is me

Monster & Meisje

Ik ben het meisje
ben het meisje
het meisje ben ik
dat jij sorteerde
jij sorteerde mij
er bleef voor mij niets
niets bleef voor mij

over ben ik

wie ik nu ben
ik nu ben
wie? vraag je me
ik was het meisje
was het meisje
het meisje was ik
je hebt me gesorteerd

zo spreekt het monster

het monster ben ik

Monster & Mädchen

Ich bin das Mädchen
bin das Mädchen
das Mädchen bin ich
das du sortiertest
du sortiertest mich
es blieb mir nichts
nichts blieb mir

übrig bin ich

wer ich jetzt bin
ich jetzt bin
wer? fragst du mich
ich war das Mädchen
war das Mädchen
das Mädchen war ich
sortiert hast du mich

so spricht das Monster

das Monster bin ich

From: Monster poems
Publisher: Voland & Quist, Dresden, Leipzig

Nora Gomringer

Nora Gomringer

(Germany, 1980)

Nora Gomringer, born in 1980 to German and Swiss parents, is arguably the best-known poet of her generation in either country, acclaimed for her alternatively playful and piercing poetry as well as her lively performances. She is also director of the international artists’ house Villa Concordia.

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Monster & Maiden

I am the maiden
am the maiden
the maiden is me
who you filtered
you filtered me
I had nothing
there was nothing

leftover that’s me

who am I now
am I now
who? you ask me
I was the maiden
was the maiden
the maiden was me
you have filtered me

so speaks the monster

the monster is me

From: Monster poems

Monster & Maiden

I am the maiden
am the maiden
the maiden is me
who you filtered
you filtered me
I had nothing
there was nothing

leftover that’s me

who am I now
am I now
who? you ask me
I was the maiden
was the maiden
the maiden was me
you have filtered me

so speaks the monster

the monster is me

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