Quotations From PAUL CELAN [PAUL ANTSCHEL]

 

  • 1.
    He speaks truly who speaks the shade.
    Paul Celan [Paul Antschel] (1920-1970), Austrian poet. Trans. 1971, Persea Books (1989). Poems of Paul Celan, "Speak, You Also," (1955).
  • 2.
    Only truthful hands write true poems. I cannot see any basic difference between a handshake and a poem.
    Paul Celan [Paul Antschel] (1920-1970), Austrian poet. Trans. 1986, Carcanet (1986). Collected Prose, letter to Hans Bender (1961).

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