TRANSLATION OF RAINER MARIA RILKE'S DIE AUFZEICHNUNGEN DES MALTE LAURIDS BRIGGE
A SERIES OF POEMS ABOUT THE SEA
A line from a poem about the sea
A line from a poem about stars
A line from a poem about birds
A line from a poem about trees
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A full stop from a poem about the sea
A full stop from a poem about stars
A full stop from a poem about birds
A full stop from a poem about trees
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A series of spaces from a poem about the sea
A series of spaces from a poem about stars
A series of spaces from a poem about birds
A series of spaces from a poem about trees
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Underlining from a poem about the sea
Underlining from a poem about stars
Underlining from a poem about birds
Underlining from a poem about trees
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A footnote from a poem about the sea
A footnote from a poem about stars
A footnote from a poem about birds
A footnote from a poem about trees
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Highlighted text from a poem about the sea
Highlighted text from a poem about stars
Highlighted text from a poem about birds
Highlighted text from a poem about trees
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A line crossed out from a poem about the sea
A line crossed out from a poem about stars
A line crossed out from a poem about birds
A line crossed out from a poem about trees
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A link to a poem about the sea
A link to a poem about stars
A link to a poem about birds
A link to a poem about trees
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A bullet point from a poem about the sea
A bullet point from a poem about stars
A bullet point from a poem about birds
A bullet point from a poem about trees
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A quote from a poem about the sea
A quote from a poem about stars
A quote from a poem about birds
A quote from a poem about trees
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A word erased from a poem about the sea
A word erased from a poem about the stars
A word erased from a poem about the birds
A word erased from a poem about the trees
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Dialogue from a poem about the sea
Dialogue from a poem about stars
Dialogue from a poem about birds
Dialogue from a poem about trees
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Italics from a poem about the sea
Italics from a poem about stars
Italics from a poem about birds
Italics from a poem about trees
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Capital letters from a poem about the sea
Capital letters from a poem about stars
Capital letters from a poem about birds
Capital letters from a poem about trees
Stephen Emmerson is the author of A Piece, Poetry Wholes, and Family Portraits, all of which are published by If P Then Q. Other works include: Invisible Poems (ZimZalla), WHO? (The Literary Pocket Book), and Telegraphic Transcriptions (Stranger Press / Dept Press).
He also makes poetry objects such as Pharmacopoetics, Remains, Breath, Rilke Translations, Homeopoetry, and History of the English Working Class.
More information can be found here: stephenemmerson.wordpress.com