"no witness. You are around me"
Wittgenstein, Sze, Merrill, Frost, Kovner, McGrath
Ludwig Wittgenstein:
Ich kann gut verstehen, warum Kinder Sand lieben.
[I can well understand why children love sand.]
Arthur Sze:
James Merrill:
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Carol Frost:
Abba Kovner (tr. from Hebrew by Shirley Kaufman):
Campbell McGrath:
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"Limestone and Sand" is really stunning.