Comments on: Inger Christensen January 16 1935 – January 2 2009

By: Cathy

Cathy — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 22:11:26 +0000

Thank you that Lary! For some reason, I accidently put the 1 before the 2. I corrected it.

By: Monica Youn

Monica Youn — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 20:15:23 +0000

I only recently started reading Christensen’s work, and even the sad news of her death doesn’t affect the illumination I’ve found in her poems.

By: Daniel Rounds

Daniel Rounds — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 02:17:35 +0000

Inside the first office there is a second, inside the second there is a third, inside the third a fourth office etc.// Inside office no. 3517 an advisor advises and administrator// In office no. 1423 an administrator administrates an advisor// Man no. 8611 has been spinning fables all this time about consideration// At the end of all the united offices sits a well-paid hidden observer
from IT, by Inger Christensen, translated by Susanna Nied and published by New Directions, 2005 page 145.
The broad sweep of her mind continually amazes me. She’s like Rexroth crossed with Popa, Holub, and Juarroz.
Her work is brilliant. Everyone should read it.
d. rounds.

By: Maureen

Maureen — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 01:18:05 +0000

THANK YOU for this Cathy. Inger Christensen exists Inger Christensen exists! –M

By: Lary

Lary — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 21:35:57 +0000

Thanks for this informative posting (I am going to read Alphabet as a result) but unless you’re into foretelling the future, the date of Christensen’s death is a bit off…(the original post dates her death as January 12, 2009)today being the ninth of January.