Take My Word For It - Poems

Ars Poetica: a Polemic

I am I.

I am personal.

I am subjective, intimate, private,

particular,

confessional.

All that happens,

happens to me.

The landscape I describe

is myself. . . .

If you're interested

in birds, trees, rivers,

try reference books.

Don't read my poems.

I'm no indexed bird,

tree or river,

just a registered Self.

About the author

Nina Cassian (1924—2014) was born in Galati, Romania. A composer, journalist, film critic, and translator of Shakespeare and Brecht, Cassian was exiled from Romania in 1985.

Product details

• Authors: Nina Cassian, Cassian Nina
• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 18.06.2025
• EAN: 9780393342055
• ISBN: 978-0-393-34205-5
• Subjects: Fiction > Poetry, drama; POETRY / General, Poetry, Poetry by individual poets, Poetry / poems by individual poets, Poetry / Poems