To The Silenced Ann Sansom One stall had bursting figs

One stall had bursting figs

pretending to sleep

Fat crackles and drips along the slats and is sucked up by old women

race and nation

Greek Poetry edited by David Ricks

To The Silenced Ann Sansom One stall had bursting figsAlthough the Austrian poet Georg Trakl was born over a century ago, the mesmerising imagery and haunting visions of his highly sensitive and morbidly introspective poetry are as powerful today as they were when he poured forth his extraordinary and unclassifiable volume of work. A source of inspiration for artists, musicians and writers throughout the Expressionist period and beyond, Trakls poetry bleak, yet full of tenderness and hope, nightmarish