This article is based on this Dutch article of Martijn Benders
I love because I bing,
a rupt thing with a name.
The finishing touches to my Roethke translation her becoming.
I’ve tweaked certain parts of the poem to enhance its impact. For instance, Roethke didn’t originally write bing, he wrote ‘I love because I am’ – which formed a half rhyme with ‘name.’ However, in Dutch, this rhythm collapses entirely if you translate it as ‘Ik bemin omdat ik ben.’ Furthermore – and this carries more weight – earlier on the same page there’s mention of a lingering gaze, and binging conveys this prolonged staring (often at a screen). It’s thus an excellent choice here, preserving both rhythm and poetic quality.
Meanwhile, Laibach has once again managed to post a remarkably contemporary work:
Can anything more fitting be found online?
Especially now the festive-days-ceasefire’ emerges, a supposed cherry on the cake of a presidency. The president who, just before his exit, tried to spark WWIII. The president whose shepherd dog is so vicious that countless intelligence agents had to seek hospital treatment.
The president who, when asked whether he’d broker a deal for Gaza, replied: ‘I hope that camera hits you in the back of the head.’
In what universe is this the representative of The Good?
From today until November 30, Russia has closed the airspace, which indicates an intention to launch missiles. The only questions are where and at whom.
My guess is that Putin will still confine himself to Ukraine for now. Putin is a cautious chess player, a Libra, not someone who takes big risks.
What the neocon-liberal lunchtime tigers fail to grasp is that every long-range missile Zelensky launches into Russia could potentially carry a nuclear warhead. The Russians will only know it’s not a nuke when the missile has struck.
Because of this, I suspect that Putin will now target Zelensky’s quarters. The fact that he hasn’t done so earlier suggests some shared interests in an eternal war where as many weapons as possible are consumed. But that ‘game needs to stay fun,’ because even as a corrupt oligarch, you prefer not to feel like something might land on your head.
I believe the ‘hazelnuts’ will fall on Kyiv this time. And I believe we’ll deeply regret having ‘Supermarket Manager Rutte as head of NATO.’
That man should have slunk away with his tail between his legs after the childcare benefits scandal.
Martinus 27-11-2024
