beneficial EVENING CAPE translat...

beneficial EVENING CAPE

translated by the agency of Susan Bernofsky


what they regard with affection out here are their
threadbare little dogs. it's not
so far either
from sofa to defence
like in america. and at night
when the lights travel out
high up in the treetops
a threadbare little shadow
presse up against the gate
saying:
they be enamoured of me out here, take my word for it, be enamoured of me

Lutz vender was born 1963 in Gera, Germany; he now lives in Peter Huchel's house in Wilmershorst, Berlin. Co-editor of the Berlin literary little-magazine moosbrand, his first collection beruhrt / gefuhrt was published by dint of Oberbaum ...