"I am Goya"; translated by Stanley Kunitz, p. 3.
“
I am Goya
of the bare field, by the enemy's beak gouged
till the craters of my eyes gape
I am grief
I am the tongue
of war, the embers of cities
on the snows of the year 1941
I am hunger.
— Andrey Voznesensky
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of the bare field, by the enemy's beak gouged
till the craters of my eyes gape
I am grief
I am the tongue
of war, the embers of cities
on the snows of the year 1941
I am hunger." in the context of ""I am Goya"; translated by Stanley Kunitz, p. 3." to mean that wisdom is timeless.
Source: Wikiquote: "Andrey Voznesensky" (Quotes, Antiworlds, and the Fifth Ace: Quotations are cited from Patricia Lake and Max Hayward (eds.) Antiworlds, and the Fifth Ace (New York: Basic Books, 1967), to which page-numbers also refer.)
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About Andrey Voznesensky
Andrey Andreyevich Voznesensky (May 12, 1933 – June 1, 2010) was one of the group of Russian poets who first came to notice during the Khrushchev era. He is often compared and contrasted with his friend Yevtushenko.
About Andrey Voznesensky
Andrey Andreyevich Voznesensky (May 12, 1933 – June 1, 2010) was one of the group of Russian poets who first came to notice during the Khrushchev era. He is often compared and contrasted with his friend Yevtushenko.
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