The only word I know for ‘gone forever’ is ‘today’: Porcelain by Durs Grünbein

A review on roughghosts January 2021. Very pleased to have caught the eye of Joseph Schreiber with Durs Grünbein, Porcelain: Poem on the Downfall of my City, trans by Karen Leeder (Segaull Books 2020)

'The forty-nine (plus one) poems that comprise Porcelain explore the complex layers of loss, meaning and memory and together form a rich meditation on war, destruction and the question of who owns suffering. It is not a dirge but a human reckoning. The presentation of this anniversary edition is both handsome and sombre, while Karen Leeder’s translation gives the poetry an immediate, grounded feel and the detailed glossary and notes provide context, as required, to enhance the reading experience.'