Several weeks ago I had the pleasure of visiting the Washington Museum of Poetry and Music -- a collection in Rockville, MD gathered and maintained in the home of Uli Zislin
who has lived in the US since 1996. (Among other treasures, the musuem has recordings of poets Anna Akhmatova, Boris Pasternak, Osip
Mandelstam, and Anastasia Tsvetaeva.) At the time of my visit, Zislin
presented me with one of his own poems that includes a bit of mathematics.
The original Russian version of Zislin's poem is at the bottom of this
post. Prior to that I offer a translation into English by Arlington poet,
teacher, and award-winning Russian translator, Katherine Young. Thank you, Katherine.
A Pedagogical Toast by Uli Zislin
translated by Katherine E. Young
Friends and colleagues, pedagogues!
We’re not philosophers, not gods.
We’re simply people, soldiers of God,
destined to suffer and to love.
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Tuesday, March 17, 2015
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