Inger Christensen (1935–2009)

Para ler Alfabeto da Inger Christensen tive que alternar entre as traduções inglês e espanhol (a edição espanhola é bilíngue, o que não adiantou lhufas já que não seu nada de dinamarquês).
Num primeiro momento tirei dela uma vibe meio Perec, mas conforme os poemas iam avançando a coisa ficou imensa e só dela. A coisa não é apenas interessante pela forma (sequência Fibonacci), mas como ela transforma essa forma num conteúdo denso e incontornável.

This collection is absolutely beautiful, breathtaking, terrifying, sad & hopeful...so many things at once. The narrative impact of the mathematical structure is so intense & perfectly suited to a book concerned with nature and the danger posed to it by humanity. This book is filled with Cold War/nuclear-age anxiety as well as a quiet, lovely reverence for the simple existence of natural things. The contrast between death and existence, between death as natural and death as human-created show more finality is so well portrayed throughout.

Definitely a wonderful, gorgeous work of both poetry and translation. show less

I read this in brief segments over the course of a few months. The genius of this work can be found not only in the mathematically inspired composition, but in Nied's brilliant translation. Christensen used the Fibonacci sequence to inspire the structure of the poems, but there is a poignant richness brought by the words themselves to the themes of environment, nature, progress, humanity in the midst of metaphysical simplicity. I think this is the most I've ever enjoyed a book of poetry.

When I read It, I had a feeling of entering the author´s mind. A feeling of vulnerability and nudity. A not altogether positive feeling. The book should be read from start to end, because it is a story. But then you need and want to go back and explore, taste the words and find your favorites.
To read it also was something of a nostalgic travel. Written in 1969 it is of course part of that era´s political and cultural influences even though it´s much much more than that.

I read it in show more swedish but I am thinking of rereading it in the original language danish - here´s a taste of it: ”Det. Det var det. Så er det begyndt. Det er. Det bliver ved. Bevæger sig. Videre. Bliver til. Bliver til det og det og det”. show less