Serbian Surrealism
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Lucifer by Ljiljana Đurđić
A surrealist poem from the Serbian poet Ljiljana Đurđić. Ljiljana Đurđić has published three collections of poetry, including Swedish Gymnastics. She is also a terrific translator of Sylvia Plath. Read more.
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Homage to the Lame Wolf
Poem: Vasko Popa. Translation: Charles Simic. Reading: Marcus Slease. Images: Dora Maar & Claude Cahun Read more.
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Give Me Back My Rags by Vasko Popa
Falling in love, more and more, with Vasko Popa. His selected, translated by Charles Simic, is terrific. (Background Music: Jimmy Giuffre’s “Scootin’ About” & “Cry, Want.”) Read more.
Never Mind the Beasts 