Because he comes up a lot on ILB and I just found two interesting articles to be read later.
http://www.poetryfoundation.org/poetrymagazine/article/246378
Some Thoughts on Translating- including The Film Explainer.
http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/books/features/metric-conversion-why-poet-michael-hofmann-stopped-wreaking-destruction-on-his-family-in-verse-832527.htmlOr How I learned to stop worrying and love the, um, something.
― The "5" Astronomer Royales (James Redd and the Blecchs), Tuesday, 30 September 2014 13:53 (twelve years ago)
Which Translators do you Trust?
Assumed his poetry isn't all that (er, "controlled prostitutes")
― xyzzzz__, Tuesday, 30 September 2014 14:20 (twelve years ago)
Forgot about that thread.
― The "5" Astronomer Royales (James Redd and the Blecchs), Tuesday, 30 September 2014 14:47 (twelve years ago)
He wrote a great poem about Marvin Gaye that I read once in NYU library copy of one of his books.
― The "5" Astronomer Royales (James Redd and the Blecchs), Tuesday, 30 September 2014 14:56 (twelve years ago)
Reminded me of some of Hans Magnus Enzenberger's poems about scientists or historic figures.
― The "5" Astronomer Royales (James Redd and the Blecchs), Tuesday, 30 September 2014 14:59 (twelve years ago)
Speaking of which: http://www.poetryfoundation.org/poetrymagazine/article/181741
Hans Magnus Enzenberger's poems about scientists or historic figure
One of my favourites reads this year.
Couple of excellent articles, thanks.
― xyzzzz__, Tuesday, 30 September 2014 15:35 (twelve years ago)
Wait, what HME did you read?
― The "5" Astronomer Royales (James Redd and the Blecchs), Tuesday, 30 September 2014 16:06 (twelve years ago)
Mausoleum
― xyzzzz__, Tuesday, 30 September 2014 17:40 (twelve years ago)
Never saw it, just knew he liked to write that kind of thing and had seen other examples. Just reserved a copy, thanks.
― The "5" Astronomer Royales (James Redd and the Blecchs), Tuesday, 30 September 2014 20:04 (twelve years ago)
Revive, because mentioned on Elena Ferrante - The Neapolitan Novels
― Sketches by T-Boz (James Redd and the Blecchs), Wednesday, 19 October 2016 23:18 (ten years ago)
Then i will post this. http://www.the-tls.co.uk/articles/public/83127/
― I hear from this arsehole again, he's going in the river (James Morrison), Thursday, 20 October 2016 02:37 (ten years ago)
Got some selected essays and selected poems out of the library the other day but haven't got a chance to dig in.
― The Magnificent Galileo Seven (James Redd and the Blecchs), Monday, 2 January 2017 13:53 (nine years ago)
Trying to recall poem that mentions George Butterworth which is by either Hofmann or Andrew Motion.
― Anne Git Yorgun (James Redd and the Blecchs), Sunday, 10 December 2017 19:23 (eight years ago)
It was Motion, “Rhapsody,” I was able to download library copy of ebook and check.
― Anne Git Yorgun (James Redd and the Blecchs), Sunday, 10 December 2017 19:36 (eight years ago)
yeah, well, I rang up Motion personally and he said nyerr nyerr
― Mince Pramthwart (James Morrison), Sunday, 10 December 2017 23:06 (eight years ago)
Eh, what?
― Anne Git Yorgun (James Redd and the Blecchs), Sunday, 10 December 2017 23:07 (eight years ago)
Managed to write the best 'I am so fucking lost here..' review
https://archive.ph/sIgXJ
― xyzzzz__, Monday, 26 May 2025 14:14 (one year ago)
His translation of Kafka's The Lost Writings was bracing: short pieces, often funny, sometimes Kafkaesque.Good feature---can see why he might be seen as a shitngstarter/stirrer, "but hey I'm a reasonable guy," and I'd like to read some more, incl. his poetry, judging by these excerpts:https://www.theguardian.com/books/2016/apr/09/books-interview-michael-hofmann-anglo-german-poet-critic-translator
― dow, Monday, 26 May 2025 21:53 (one year ago)
"shitstarter/stirrer," that is.
― dow, Monday, 26 May 2025 21:55 (one year ago)