Lia Purpura, Parasol Mushroom (detail), featured in AGNI 102
Creation
Translated from the German by Teresa Iverson
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Gottfried Benn
Gottfried Benn was a doctor, lyric poet, novelist, and critic. He lived from 1885 to 1956.
Teresa Iverson
Teresa Iverson is a poet and translator. Her writing has been published extensively in the United States and England. Her version of “O ihr Tiere!” by Nelly Sachs won a translation award from the New England Poetry Club in 2006. (updated 10/2008)
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