Tag Archives: Paul Celan

Celan’s Prophetic Darkness

Posted on June 16, 2025 by jillbpearlman

My immersion into Paul Celan’s poems hasn’t been depressing; instead I’ve been following, with keen attention over the past weeks, a mind which has been where we are treading.  Celan spoke of poems as being prophetic, that they “cast their shadow … Continue reading →

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Ground Under our Feet?

Posted on October 4, 2020 by jillbpearlman

We live between four walls, they are temporary, fragile, often cheap, sometimes made of scythed corn stalks.  They have been speared into the ground for the Jewish holiday of Sukkot, they won’t hold for long, their very nature is impermanence.  … Continue reading →

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Autumn Wars and other poems

Posted on October 8, 2015 by jillbpearlman

Last night I came across a lovely autumnal phrase from a Paul Celan’s poem, “Corona”: “Autumn nibbles its leaf from my hand: we are friends.” Celan doesn’t leave it there. “We shell time from the nuts and teach it to … Continue reading →

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