tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8552083088916942937.post3993290415079628500..comments2023-12-13T03:19:15.138-08:00Comments on The Drift Record : Poetry Friday: A Poem by Ekaterina Yosifova Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8552083088916942937.post-77767029022469468992016-10-31T23:15:05.308-07:002016-10-31T23:15:05.308-07:00I meant to say "...the future is so vast.&quo...I meant to say "...the future is so vast." On the other hands its also fast (as in, it comes at me faster and faster, no lingering....)Julie https://www.blogger.com/profile/12811523890920763782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8552083088916942937.post-19026189590945079432016-10-31T00:41:29.747-07:002016-10-31T00:41:29.747-07:00Diane, I thought about those last two lines for qu...Diane, I thought about those last two lines for quite a while. Finally I decided that it was even braver to love the world the way this poet loves it when what it offers (a future) is so fast. The future - never availble when we're alive, nor when we die, and yet there's the wonderful now, in which we live. Julie https://www.blogger.com/profile/12811523890920763782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8552083088916942937.post-87793802752261406572016-10-29T16:55:24.043-07:002016-10-29T16:55:24.043-07:00I can see why you would tear out this poem and put...I can see why you would tear out this poem and put it on top of a pile of papers to discover years later. The joy....the joy! Joy does accompany pain, doesn't it?<br />Thank you for sharing. What a wonderful find and re-find. Won't forget to vote. I'm looking forward to election day being history!Linda Mitchellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00833034575304594924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8552083088916942937.post-160080210110900522016-10-29T16:42:21.801-07:002016-10-29T16:42:21.801-07:00and the future
will be no less vast without us.
K...<i>and the future<br />will be no less vast without us.</i><br /><br />Kind of puts us in our places, doesn't it? Thanks for sharing this poet and her work.Diane Mayrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09767689319000732296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8552083088916942937.post-89722207266912807552016-10-28T14:49:35.333-07:002016-10-28T14:49:35.333-07:00So glad you found this poem again, and shared it w...So glad you found this poem again, and shared it with us, Julie. Especially the backstory - so interesting. =)Bridget Mageehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18185985167366724404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8552083088916942937.post-45279109191841266162016-10-28T11:29:12.192-07:002016-10-28T11:29:12.192-07:00Translation is such a complex dance, and I have su...Translation is such a complex dance, and I have such respect for talented translators who are able to capture the spirit and movement of a poem - it's no mean feat! Jane @ www.raincitylibrarian.cahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12721142460522914540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8552083088916942937.post-37400080919792303542016-10-28T08:13:17.263-07:002016-10-28T08:13:17.263-07:00I've been reading the daily Issa translations ...I've been reading the daily Issa translations by David Gerard, and wonder at his talent at bringing this joy to us in English. I do believe that he will never know if he's got it right, but appreciate that he brings it to us. Ekaterina Yosifova shows that frustration at not having the English poems translated, but then her thoughts about clarification do make sense. Wouldn't it be wonderful if poet to poet could talk in both languages to see if the translation works? Thanks for always telling the story behind your sharing, Julie, love that!Linda Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14983144542632353870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8552083088916942937.post-69429623294183701282016-10-28T06:45:49.330-07:002016-10-28T06:45:49.330-07:00Love it, Julie. I'm saving it. Thanks.Love it, Julie. I'm saving it. Thanks. Tabathahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14367572663591077922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8552083088916942937.post-7550129801842431142016-10-28T05:45:43.945-07:002016-10-28T05:45:43.945-07:00Beautiful poem, but I like the comments even more....Beautiful poem, but I like the comments even more. I think poetry must be the hardest to translate well. Brenda at FriendlyFairyTaleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13368709489341876324noreply@blogger.com