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Tuesday 5 February 2013

Quinterview 17


The Passionate Transitory's seventeenth quinterview is with the multi-talented Hélène Cardona: actor, poet, translator, interpreter, dream analyst. Read about her influences and favourite writers, and discover the first poem she ever wrote.

1 comment:

George said...

Wonderful to be introduced to Ms. Cardona and her poetry. Anyone who chooses to live in Rilke's world of "widening circles" has my vote at the outset.

I like and admire the poem, "The Magician," but I want to come back and read it again. To Ms. Cardona's credit, this is a poem that needs to be mined with multiple readings. The line that resonates most with me, however, is the one she emphasizes: ". . . remember who you are, step outside of time, choose to feed the white wolf." That, I suggest, would widen the circles considerably.