New Literary Society
Verses by George Topârceanu, translated by Julia KalmanPlease make sure to spend a minimum of 30 seconds reading my story. I truly cherish the interaction of authentic readers. Thank you very much!Image by Freepik.In the doctor’s office, it’s clear and neat,Doctors inquire about your winds and heat.They want to know it all, the abundance, the phases,Some call them “breezes,” others... Continue Reading →
Verses by Mihai Eminescu, translated by Julia KalmanPlease make sure to spend a minimum of 30 seconds reading my story. I truly cherish the interaction of authentic readers. Thank you very much!Image by Freepik.What may exist in this wide world, my love?My soul queries my heart with a yearning dove.Will it be a monastery, its walls aged and sere,With sacred... Continue Reading →
Verses by Ion Minulescu, translated by Julia KalmanPlease make sure to spend a minimum of 30 seconds reading my story. I truly cherish the interaction of authentic readers. Thank you very much!I know you’ll deceive me, perhaps by tomorrow…Yet, as you give yourself entirely today,I shall forgive you -An ancient sin,And you are not the first guilty one!…In your honor,The most... Continue Reading →
Verses by Ion Minulescu, translated by Julia KalmanPlease make sure to spend a minimum of 30 seconds reading my story. I truly cherish the interaction of authentic readers. Thank you very much!Image by Freepik.You were unawareThat in May’s moonlight,Through mountains with spruce-covered air,Anyone, woman or man, mightFind paths leading to a Hellish plight,Not towards the fairy tales’ delight?…Why did you leaveWith... Continue Reading →
Verses by Ion Minulescu, translated by Julia KalmanPlease make sure to spend a minimum of 30 seconds reading my story. I truly cherish the interaction of authentic readers. Thank you very much!Image by Freepik.On my crimson lips today, I bear the stigma,Of silent disasters from the final enigma.Upon my red lips — summer sunsets’ passion,I wear the traces of a lost battle... Continue Reading →
A Short Love StoryPlease make sure to spend a minimum of 30 seconds reading my story. I truly cherish the interaction of authentic readers. Thank you very much!the one who will whisper the secret without moving his epiglottis, will change forever and shall not die like all men; but will remember me on his deathbed.Image by Freepik.Oh,... Continue Reading →
Verses by George Topârceanu, translated by Julia KalmanPlease make sure to spend a minimum of 30 seconds reading my story. I truly cherish the interaction of authentic readers. Thank you very much!Image by Freepik.In the delicate thread of thought,A sigh cuts through, sweetly sought.For so long, alone I spin,In my chamber, lost within.With labor, my hand carefully weavesFlowers of thread, my... Continue Reading →
Verses by George Topârceanu, translated by Julia KalmanPlease make sure to spend a minimum of 30 seconds reading my story. I truly cherish the interaction of authentic readers. Thank you very much!Image by Freepik.Your slender hands upon my forehead lie,Yet, like a sturdy wall, memories do defy,A canvas of somber tales, a vast array,Separates us, as night turns into day.When my... Continue Reading →
Verses by George Topârceanu, translated by Julia KalmanPlease make sure to spend a minimum of 30 seconds reading my story. I truly cherish the interaction of authentic readers. Thank you very much!Image by Freepik.Do you recall, my dearest one,A night of silver spun,When ‘neath the skies, a dance begunWith the Great Bear’s shining fun?Your face, a portrait to the divine,Head on my... Continue Reading →
Review by Ana Maria Codescu, translated by me. Image by Luna Popescu. I decided to talk about these two volumes together because that’s how they were launched, even though they can be read separately, in any order. I attended their launch on November 9th, 2023, at the Eminescu Bookstore, during the INTEGRAL FESTIVAL organized by the publishing... Continue Reading →
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