Emily Wills wuchs in Cornwall auf, arbeitete in Malawi und lebt nun in Gloucestershire, wo sie Teilzeit als Ärztin arbeitet. Ihre erste Gedichtsammlung, Diverting the Sea , wurde 2000, ihre zweite, Developing the Negative , 2008 von Rialto veröffentlicht. Ihre Gedichte erschienen unter anderem in Zeitschriften wie Anon, Iota, The Frogmore Papers, Magma, Seam, Smiths Knoll, Other Poetry, Quattrocento sowie in den Anthologien Reactions 2 und 3 (Published by the University of East Anglia). Emily Wills' Something Almost Being Said was praised in the Troubadour Poetry Competition 2008 very much. She is also an experienced lecturer and poetry workshops supported poet since 2002. keep
Julia Offermann
prefabricated houses built for twenty years,
such as peace, they thought?
such as marriage?
fighters and bombs were fused
for roof and walls. Patiently
dragging several years, pinkumrandete
wallpaper, carpets, trellises, lawn
. All night shelling
their furrowed breastfeeding by
the blackout protective rain.
fifty years and privet thick
such as cottage walls. The shed blossoms in dark
more sticks of tobacco tins,
his treasure, his smell. She loves
the cucumber flowers to pollinate,
those pale summer messengers
gently with a soft brush,
.
limited time, as you stay
their sudden departure. You look back,
see through masks of wire
and spines, machine, smoke, sirens
. You have all seen
, rigid load loose
windows, torn pink paper,
exposed to the rain, scattered crushed poppies
on uncut grass.
return is permanent. Something new;
red brick, thatched roof, built to keep peace as
such as marriage.
with beautiful garden and a shed without
they sit, they sleep,
destroyed by such isolated
guarantees, such awareness to fitted kitchen,
such a quiet, peaceful rain.
Translated by Miriam Bross
prefabricated houses built to hold twenty years
such a peace, they thought -
like a marriage -
warplanes and bombs were fused
for roofs and walls. Resistant, they breed
Multi-year, nelkengesäumte
Tapeten, Teppiche, Spaliere,
Grünflächen. Jede Nacht bombardiert
der Schwärze schützende Regen
ihr geharktes Schweigen.
Fünfzig Jahre, und Liguster dick
wie Häuserwände. Der Schuppen blüht vor
dunklen Türmen von Tabakdosen,
seinem Vorrat, seinem Geruch. Sie liebt es,
die Gurkenblüten zu befruchten,
die blaß den Sommer einläuten,
mit einer weichen Bürste,
liebevoll.
Vorübergehend wie ihr Aufenthalt
ihr plötzlicher Aufbruch. Zurückblickend
sehen sie durch Drahtmasken
und Stacheldraht, Maschinen, Rauch,
Sirenen. Sie haben anything ever seen
, unstirred, lidless
windows, torn pink paper
to give the rain, trampled poppy
scattered in the uncut grass.
The success is permanent. Something new: to maintain
red brick, tiled roof built like a peace
like a marriage.
fitted into the landscape and without crate
they sit, to sleep,
destroyed by such isolated by
guarantees, such Einbauküchelei,
such a quiet, gentle rain.
Translated by Julia Offermann
prefabricated houses
keep built by twenty years,
such as peace, they thought
-like marriage-
fighters and bombs were fused
for roof and walls. Neutral
pull it several years, pink edged
wallpaper, carpets, trellises, lawn
. All night
protects the darkening rain pelting their corrugated
breastfeeding.
Fifty years and privet close
such as cottage walls. The cultivation of flowers
dark buildings of tobacco tins,
his treasure, his smell. She loves
the cucumber flowers to pollinate,
those pale summer starts,
gently with a soft brush,
.
temporarily as their existence
their sudden Departure. Looking back
they observe by masks made of wire and barbed
, machine, smoke, sirens
. They have everything you ever seen
, bare vigilant
window, pink wallpaper torn from the rain, trampled
poppies scattered on
uncut grass.
The return continues. Something new,
red brick, tiled roof, built to last
such as peace, such as marriage.
landscape design and without scales
they are, they sleep,
destroyed by such isolated
collateral, such built-in kitchen unit
such a quiet, peaceful rain.
Translated by Julie Winter
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