The Flower of Anarchy
The Flower of Anarchy: Selected Poems
MEIR WIESELTIER
Translated from the Hebrew by SHIRLEY KAUFMAN
Copyright Date: 2003
Published by: University of California Press
Pages: 168
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The Flower of Anarchy
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Meir Wieseltier's verbal power, historical awareness, and passionate engagement have placed him in the first rank of contemporary Hebrew poetry.The Flower of Anarchy,a selection of Wieseltier's poems spanning almost forty years, collects in one volume, for the first time, English translations of some of his finest work. Superbly translated by the award-winning American-Israeli poet-translator Shirley Kaufman-who has worked with the poet on these translations for close to thirty years-this book brings together some of the most praised and admired early poems published in several small books during the 1960s, along with poems from six subsequent collections, including Wieseltier's most recent,Slow Poems,published in 2000. Born in Moscow in 1941, Wieseltier spent the first years of his life, during the war, as a refugee in Siberia, then again in Europe. He settled in Tel-Aviv a few years after coming to Israel in 1949 and has lived there ever since. A master of both comedy and irony, Wieseltier has written powerful poems of social and political protest in Israel, poems that are painfully timeless. His voice is alternately anarchic and involved, angry and caring, trenchant and lyric.

eISBN: 978-0-520-93668-3
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  1. Front Matter
    Front Matter (pp. i-iv)
  2. Table of Contents
    Table of Contents (pp. v-viii)
  3. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
    ACKNOWLEDGMENTS (pp. ix-x)
    S. K.
  4. WORKING WITH THE POET: A TRANSLATOR’S RESPONSE
    WORKING WITH THE POET: A TRANSLATOR’S RESPONSE (pp. xi-xviii)
    Shirley Kaufman
  5. EARLY POEMS (1960-1969)
    • KINGCHILD
      KINGCHILD (pp. 3-3)
    • WEATHER
      WEATHER (pp. 4-4)
    • ON WONDERS
      ON WONDERS (pp. 5-5)
    • BALLAD
      BALLAD (pp. 6-6)
    • DADDY AND MOMMY WENT TO THE MOVIES, ILANA STAYS ALONE IN THE ARMCHAIR LOOKING AT A GRAY BOOK
      DADDY AND MOMMY WENT TO THE MOVIES, ILANA STAYS ALONE IN THE ARMCHAIR LOOKING AT A GRAY BOOK (pp. 7-7)
    • I saw three baby-faced Germans
      I saw three baby-faced Germans (pp. 8-8)
    • The world is full of the righteous
      The world is full of the righteous (pp. 9-9)
    • ABRAHAM
      ABRAHAM (pp. 10-10)
    • TAKE A LOOK AT MY REBELS Verses on a theme of Jerusalem and feet, wood, and fire
      TAKE A LOOK AT MY REBELS Verses on a theme of Jerusalem and feet, wood, and fire (pp. 11-13)
    • SONG OF THE LAST SOLDIER
      SONG OF THE LAST SOLDIER (pp. 14-15)
    • POETRY SWALLOWED
      POETRY SWALLOWED (pp. 16-16)
    • THE FAMOUS PEPPERS OF MRS. ALMOZLINO
      THE FAMOUS PEPPERS OF MRS. ALMOZLINO (pp. 17-17)
    • SOMETIMES MACBETH
      SOMETIMES MACBETH (pp. 18-18)
    • THE JOURNEY OF THE GREAT EGYPTIAN OBELISK TO THE WEST After the gilded inscription on its base at Place de la Concorde, Paris
      THE JOURNEY OF THE GREAT EGYPTIAN OBELISK TO THE WEST After the gilded inscription on its base at Place de la Concorde, Paris (pp. 19-21)
    • I ASK MYSELF
      I ASK MYSELF (pp. 22-24)
  6. from Take (1973)
    • TAKE
      TAKE (pp. 27-27)
    • FRIENDS
      FRIENDS (pp. 28-28)
    • A REQUEST
      A REQUEST (pp. 29-31)
    • REMEMBERING
      REMEMBERING (pp. 32-33)
    • ISAAC’S STORY
      ISAAC’S STORY (pp. 34-37)
    • CALL-UP
      CALL-UP (pp. 38-38)
    • SKYWRITING
      SKYWRITING (pp. 39-40)
    • Adoshem
      Adoshem (pp. 41-42)
    • WORDS FOR MUSIC
      WORDS FOR MUSIC (pp. 43-44)
  7. from Something Optimistic, the Making of Poems (1976)
    • PASSENGERS
      PASSENGERS (pp. 47-47)
    • THE SECRET OF AUTHORITY
      THE SECRET OF AUTHORITY (pp. 48-50)
    • IN CAMERA
      IN CAMERA (pp. 51-52)
    • Every arm
      Every arm (pp. 53-53)
    • SEALED IN A BOTTLE On reading Sasson Somech’s Anthology of New Syrian and Lebanese Poetry (1973)
      SEALED IN A BOTTLE On reading Sasson Somech’s Anthology of New Syrian and Lebanese Poetry (1973) (pp. 54-55)
    • WIVES OF OCTOBER
      WIVES OF OCTOBER (pp. 56-57)
    • A dull khaki light comes down again
      A dull khaki light comes down again (pp. 58-59)
    • FRUIT
      FRUIT (pp. 60-60)
    • MARCH
      MARCH (pp. 61-61)
    • THE ILLUSTRATED BIBLE
      THE ILLUSTRATED BIBLE (pp. 62-63)
    • A DREAM OF DEATH AS AN ANGEL
      A DREAM OF DEATH AS AN ANGEL (pp. 64-65)
    • ECOLOGY
      ECOLOGY (pp. 66-68)
  8. from Exit to the Sea (1981)
    • From EARTH THOUGHTS IN SUMMER FLOW
      From EARTH THOUGHTS IN SUMMER FLOW (pp. 71-74)
    • LOVE POEM
      LOVE POEM (pp. 75-76)
    • GARBAGE DUMP, 2000
      GARBAGE DUMP, 2000 (pp. 77-78)
    • SALT ON THE WOUNDS OF THE LAND
      SALT ON THE WOUNDS OF THE LAND (pp. 79-81)
    • TO BE CONTINUED
      TO BE CONTINUED (pp. 82-82)
    • EXIT TO THE SEA
      EXIT TO THE SEA (pp. 83-83)
    • The poet dressed up as an angel of God
      The poet dressed up as an angel of God (pp. 84-84)
  9. from Letters and Other Poems (1986)
    • LETTER 1
      LETTER 1 (pp. 87-87)
    • LETTER 2
      LETTER 2 (pp. 88-89)
    • LETTER 3
      LETTER 3 (pp. 90-91)
    • LETTER 4
      LETTER 4 (pp. 92-92)
    • LETTER 16
      LETTER 16 (pp. 93-95)
    • CITIES ON THEIR MOUNDS
      CITIES ON THEIR MOUNDS (pp. 96-99)
    • PRO & CON
      PRO & CON (pp. 100-101)
    • SONNET: AGAINST MAKING BLOOD SPEAK OUT
      SONNET: AGAINST MAKING BLOOD SPEAK OUT (pp. 102-102)
    • CONVERSATION WITH A RADIO
      CONVERSATION WITH A RADIO (pp. 103-104)
    • SOLILOQUY OF DADA THE CAT
      SOLILOQUY OF DADA THE CAT (pp. 105-106)
  10. from Storage (1995)
    • OUTPUT
      OUTPUT (pp. 109-110)
    • CHEESE
      CHEESE (pp. 111-112)
    • MUSÉE PICASSO, OR SOME WORDS IN PRAISE OF HUMAN FOOLISHNESS
      MUSÉE PICASSO, OR SOME WORDS IN PRAISE OF HUMAN FOOLISHNESS (pp. 113-116)
    • BURNING HOLY BOOKS
      BURNING HOLY BOOKS (pp. 117-117)
    • from Windows Near Mallarmé
      • LIVE
        LIVE (pp. 118-118)
      • THE HEAD
        THE HEAD (pp. 119-119)
      • WINDOW TO THE FUTURE
        WINDOW TO THE FUTURE (pp. 120-120)
      • RIVER IN THE DESERT
        RIVER IN THE DESERT (pp. 121-121)
      • THE FOWL OF THE AIR
        THE FOWL OF THE AIR (pp. 122-122)
    • THE FLOWER OF ANARCHY
      THE FLOWER OF ANARCHY (pp. 123-124)
    • THIN LIVESTOCK
      THIN LIVESTOCK (pp. 125-126)
  11. from Slow Poems (2000)
    • FAR FROM THE FLAG PARADE
      FAR FROM THE FLAG PARADE (pp. 129-129)
    • From POEMS WITH A DOG
      From POEMS WITH A DOG (pp. 130-131)
    • RAINY LOVE after Pablo Neruda
      RAINY LOVE after Pablo Neruda (pp. 132-133)
    • THE MAN AT THE PIANO
      THE MAN AT THE PIANO (pp. 134-136)
    • JERUSALEM, 3000
      JERUSALEM, 3000 (pp. 137-137)
    • THE TEL-AVIV SUBWAY
      THE TEL-AVIV SUBWAY (pp. 138-139)
    • E. P.
      E. P. (pp. 140-140)
    • IN PARADISE
      IN PARADISE (pp. 141-141)
    • ON THE SEVENTY-THREE
      ON THE SEVENTY-THREE (pp. 142-143)
    • A MARCH FOR LONG-DISTANCE POETS
      A MARCH FOR LONG-DISTANCE POETS (pp. 144-144)
    • The believer in what words can do
      The believer in what words can do (pp. 145-146)
  12. NOTES
    NOTES (pp. 147-150)
  13. Back Matter
    Back Matter (pp. 151-152)
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