Self-Portrait with a Swarm of Bees by Jan Wagner, translated by Iain Galbraith W S Merwin You sly devil

You sly devil

recalling the pleasure of a smile

disappointments and joys to the point of almost overflowing

This selection from von Törne's collected poems is particularly significant in that it is a powerful and moving articulation of the psychological burden still carried by countless people today whose voices are not often heard

Self-Portrait with a Swarm of Bees by Jan Wagner, translated by Iain Galbraith W S Merwin You sly devilSelf Portrait with a Swarm of Bees, to be published in Arc's flagship translation series 'Visible Poets', combines the poet's unerring instinct for the surprising perspective on commonplace objects or events plants, animals, landscapes with a mischievous delight in the detail of the absurd, the precarious balance. Wagner is a vigilant, yet playful, chronicler of the quotidian, his meticulous handling of image and sound forging a worldly, almost