The master said "You must write what you see".
But what I see does not move me.
The master answered "Change what you see".

Dessa rader, introduktionen till Louise Glücks poesisamling Vita Nova har jag gått och funderat på under våren. Det är något så enkelt och självklart över dem och ibland är det precis det som slår an.


Louise Glück (f. 1943) Vita Nova, 1999 (Carcanet Press Ltd)

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The master said "You must write what you see".
But what I see does not move me.
The master answered "Change what you see".

These lines, the introduction to Louise Glück's poetry collection Vita Nova, have been on my mind during this spring. There is something so simple and obvious about them and sometimes that is exactly what hits you.


Louise Glück (b. 1943) Vita Nova, 1999 (Carcanet Press Ltd)