you climb up to the nest and grow
\nout of your dark plumage.<\/p>\n
This is your muff amidst
\nNordic cuisine. Your<\/p>\n
t(ang)le and your ang(st)el
\nlive here in your handpalm.<\/p>\n
See how all the windows warp
\nwhen you crack your knuckles.<\/p>\n
The mustardy light still carries
\nthings like lace:
\na confused honey bee\u2014
\nConfucian clouds\u2014
\nthen your mother with
\narms rowing in a
\ndusky pink sari\u2014then
\na BMW 1500
\nwith a rusty underbody.<\/p>\n
You are a dust mouse lying
\nin an empty tub. Mummy-dry. So:
\ngo out like a little candle. A spontaneous
\ndust formation in an operetta.
\nA wave pattern would be left behind.
\nSomething broken, thin as a fuse.
\nA God particle or supper for
\na silverfish\u2014<\/p>\n
(Poem translated by Zane Johnson<\/strong>, USA, 2017, ——–<\/p>\n Frau, ins Fieber verstrickt Dies ist dein Muff inmitten Schon tr\u00e4gt das Senflicht Dinge Ein Zusel bist du, zu legen (Karin Fellner, 2014)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" you climb up to the nest and grow out of your dark plumage. This is your muff amidst Nordic cuisine. Your t(ang)le and your ang(st)el live here in your handpalm. See how all the windows warp when you crack your knuckles. The mustardy light still carries things like lace: a confused honey bee\u2014 Confucian clouds\u2014 […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":41,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[85],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-13046","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-a"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"yoast_head":"\n
\nwho is finishing his Bachelor’s at the University of Colorado Denver and plans on studying in Germany in the coming year through a Fulbright.)<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>steigst du ins Nest und w\u00e4chst
\ndich aus zum dunklen Gefieder.<\/p>\n
\nnordischer Kost. Hier wohnen
\ndein Angerl und dein Engstel
\nin der Handpalme. Schau,
\nwenn du kn\u00f6chelknackst,
\ndehnen sich alle Fenster.<\/p>\n
\nwie an Schn\u00fcren vor\u00fcber:
\neine konfuse Hummel \u2013
\nkonfuzianische Wolken \u2013
\ndann deine Mutter mit
\nrudernden Armen im
\naltrosa Sari \u2013 dann
\nein BMW 1500
\nmit rostigem Unterboden.<\/p>\n
\nin eine leere Wanne. Mumientrocken. So
\nausgehn wiara Keazal. In einer Operetka
\nspontaner Staubwerdung.
\nEin Wedeln bliebe zur\u00fcck.
\nEin Dreck, so d\u00fcnn wie Z\u00fcndschnur.
\nEin Higgsteil oder Fresschen f\u00fcr
\neinen Zuckergast \u2013<\/p>\n