Monday, March 13, 2023

Forevermore Response (late) Marina-03/13

 I wanted to wait until class to comment or write my response because I had a hard time understanding the poems. I loved listening to the video that Soren showed us because I had no idea how the Icelandic could sound like. I felt it sounded like a fairy language of some sort, very magical. I also found some of the words the author and translator use so magical, like "moonshots" or "moon/lunarsnakes." It adds so much to the Icelandic folklore and history. I wonder what other Icelandic poets are doing and why is Asta not well know in Island!


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