"who taught
me this who
taught me"
More Perihelion:
Bob Sward's Writer's Friendship Series
translated from the Polish by Frank L. Vigoda
Third Rail
ok I'm moving back from the edge of the platform
one of the meek one of the blessed
calm ravaged laid waste
Oh god my lord god of high voltage
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just standing by the wall standing by the transformer
far from orange temptation
who taught me this who taught me
strike me please strike me please please
Frank L. Vigoda is a Boston-based translator who translates from and to Polish. Among his translations is a volume of poetry by R. Wojaczek and a collection of writings by Aleksander Wat. He is currently working on a volume of translations, Poems from Nieszuflada.