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Little Death in Little Paris

Anna Canić·October 4, 2020

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Little Death in Little Paris

written by: Anna Canić

Do not control me,
O perfidious world –
I’m not in the mood
“To see Paris and die”
I have other plans,
A different direction –
Taken out of the crowd
I’m a stranger to time and the winds.

Let me be,
O black-and-white realm –
You changed my name,
Not my vocation.
You changed his passions,
Not his name.
How can you imprison
An earthquake?
An anomalous zone
You’ll never rule.

Leave me alone,
O arena of rigid classics
And ugly novelties –
Paris is not for me,
Unless it’s the “Little” one…
Same with the death.

Mała Śmierć w Małym Paryżu

written by: Anna Canić

Nie steruj mną,
Zakłamany świecie –
Nie chcę dziś
“Zobaczyć Paryż i umrzeć”
Mam inne plany
I inny kierunek –
Wyrwana z tłumu,
Obca dla czasu i wiatrów.

Odpuść więc sobie,
Czarno-biały świecie –
Zmieniłeś mi imię,
Nie powołanie.
Zmieniłeś mu pasje,
Lecz nie imię.
Nie możesz uwięzić
Trzęsienia ziemi,
Rządzić anomalną strefą.

Daj spokój,
Świecie sztywnej klasyki
I brzydkich nowości –
Paryż nie jest dla mnie
Chyba że… ten Mały…
Ze śmiercią – tak samo.

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Anna Canić

Philologist/translator by profession, writer/journalist by choice. Knows how to stage a drama play, to choose the right words for song lyrics and to publish poems in the international almanacs. Author of a historical novel “Sophia and Cassius” and a vice-editor-in chief of two art/culture magazines in Poland.

Sanu Sharma

Sanu Sharma is a Nepali novelist, short story writer, poet and lyricist. She has published several novels and short story collections, and numerous lyrical works. Her prose sheds light on the struggles of women, girls, and marginalized communities, tackling overlooked familial and societal issues, while her poetry and lyrics capture universal emotions. Her short story collection Ekadeshmaa received widespread acclaim and was shortlisted for the prestigious Madan Puraskar in 2018. Several of her novels and stories have been adapted into audio and visual formats, and her ghazals and lyrics have been set to music by various composers and performed by renowned singers.

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