December 07, 2012
Yehuda Amichai: New Translations by Robert Alter
Spy Many years ago I was sent to spy out the land beyond the age of thirty. I stayed there and I did not return to those who sent me, so that I would not have to tell them about that land and would not have to lie. I Waited for My Girl and Her Steps Were Not There I waited for my girl and her steps were not there. But I heard a shot—soldiers training for war. Soldiers are always training for some war. READ MORE >>
