Wrestling With Rilke, Homer, & God
This is for the
Wrestling Poetry Project (which I speedily add has nothing to do with big time wrestling, nothing whatsoever).
I am calling for and giving the tools for fresh translations of wrestling poems written in languages other than English.
These three are on my "must have" list:
1.
The wrestling in The Iliad. I've posted tools for this at
Calling for Translation of Homer, tools supplied.
2.
Thanks to
Coach J, I am calling for a translation of the poem Robert Bly rendered as "
The Man Watching the Storm Approaching." Here is the original in German:
Calling for translation of Rilke's "The Man Watching", original in German supplied.
3.
Of course, Genesis 32:21-31, in which Jacob wrestles with God or the angel.
Different versions of Genesis will help you if you cannot read the Hebrew.
I drafted a
translation myself, and posted it in the Wrestling Poetry Workshop for constructive feedback. Please do one too,
workshop it if you like, and
submit it for the project.
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