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Erich Fried
this site contains the german originals
& my own translations
i hope despite my incomplete english
you get the confusing depth
of Erich Fried's verses
ashes
reckless artistic nature
learning process
anxiety and doubt
earn and bear
constructive self criticism
speechless
preservation of materia
strange child
liberation from the big idols
need knows no command
of the inner freedom
abandoned room
a collector
reasons
one agitated poet's questions
the edge
what it is
constructive self criticism
my weakness
was
my feeling
of supremacy
i've
vanquished it
now i'm
perfect
Konstruktive Selbstkritik
Meine Schwäche
war
mein Gefühl
der Überlegenheit
Das habe ich
überwunden
Jetzt bin ich
vollkommen
first published 1974
in 'Gegengift' ('Antitoxin')
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