This man's translations of Yvan Goll led to endless accusations of plagiarism by Goll's widow, Claire.
This man's translations of Yvan Goll led to endless accusations of plagiarism by Goll's widow, Claire. One work by this poet was inspired by a meeting with his mother-in-law who lived in a convent and begins "Eyes-round between the bars." That poem also names a collection that includes The Straightening and is titled Speech-Grille. Flowers such as arnica and orchids are among the symbols used in a poem by this man written after his meeting with Heidegger. Artworks incorporating straw, human hair and ashes were inspired by some of this man's poems and were created by Anselm Kiefer. This poet's most famous work, which appears in the collection Poppy and Memory, begins with the line "Black milk of daybreak, we drink it at nightfall" and repeats "Death is a master from Germany." For 10 points, name this poet of "Death Fugue," a German-speaking Jew who committed suicide in 1970.
This man's translations of Yvan Goll led to endless accusations of plagiarism by Goll's widow, Claire.
Paul Celan [or Paul Antschel]