John and Bogdana Carpenter
CPC Readings
Wednesday, February 21, 2001
The Art Institute of Chicago
Poetry by John and Bogdana Carpenter
"Mother" (translated by John & Bogdana Carpenter) Continue reading
He fell from her knees like a ball of yarn.
He unwound in a hurry and ran blindly away.
She held the beginning of life. She would wind it
on her finger like a ring, she wanted to preserve him.
– Zbigniew Herbert