TRANSLATING VESNA PARUN'S POETRY: THREE ISLANDS, A MAN HAUNTED BY FIRE & I WAS A BOY
How is Summer treating you? Do you have any Summer reading recommendations? I have quite a few books to recommend, but all in its due time. The location for these shots is beautiful Spli city, Croatia. I've actually been reading a lot of poetry lately. Today I'm in mood for poetry. So, we'll do some poetry. In this post, I'm going to translate some poems by Croatian poetess Vesna Parun. It will be my own personal translation and interpretation. Considered by many to be the greatest Croatian poet of 20th century, Vesna Parun had a distinct and unique voice. Besides her poetry, I'm moved by her life story. Throughout her hard and long life, Vesna Parun always remained true to her poetical voice. Vesna Parun is often mentioned as the first woman who lived exclusively from her writing. I always found that statement odd, considering the long tradition of female voices in Croatian literature. Didn't Croatia have the first female European journalist (who lived