Celan

Famous quotes containing the word celan:

    German poetry is going in a very different direction from French poetry.... Its language has become more sober, more factual. It distrusts “beauty.” It tries to be truthful.
    —Paul Celan [Paul Antschel] (1920–1970)

    Tall poplars—human beings of this earth!
    —Paul Celan [Paul Antschel] (1920–70)

    In the rivers north of the future.
    —Paul Celan [Paul Antschel] (1920–1970)