Inauguration of Library of Birmingham, Jan 2013
“What a strange world it is, where prisoners are left their weapons and the written word is a mortal danger.”
Source: A Conspiracy of Kings
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The mountains bow before this anguish,
The great river does not flow.
In mortal sadness the convicts languish;
The bolts stay frozen.
Translated by D. M. Thomas
Requiem; 1935-1940 (1963; 1987), Dedication
Requiem; 1935-1940 (1963; 1987), Instead of a Preface