Solomon

Gellu Naum – 100

Ediție dublă, în limbile franceză și engleză, publicată în parteneriat cu Fundația „Gellu Naum” Albumul apărut la centenarul poetului, în 2015, foarte bine primit de lumea culturală românească, este acum disponibil, grație parteneriatului dintre ICR

Nr. 74 - vara 2010

SUMAR NR. 74 Pagini autobiografice Gertrude Stein – Autobiografia lui Alice B. Tokias Mircea Vasilescu – Anii mei italieni Gregor von Rezzori – Zăpezile de altădată George Banu – De ce nu am devenit actor Petre Solomon – Întâlniri cu Nenea Secu Søren

O lume văzută de la Ierusalim. Alte întâlniri la Cercul Cultural din Ierusalim 2007-2013

O lume văzută de la Ierusalim Alte întâlniri la Cercul Cultural din Ierusalim 2007-2013 Organizate de Costel Safirman și Leon Volovici Consemnate și editate de Costel Safirman ISBN: 978-973-577-658-9 Cuprins Cuvânt înainte 1. TEME ȘI REFLECȚII Miturile Europei

Birds

excerpt I blindfolded the birdsWith a veil of cloudsAnd I told them to catch meAnd the birds caught meWith a song.  . . .  Translated by Adrian Solomon by Marin Sorescu (1931-1996)

My Insects

My insects have devoured all the peopleAnd on the deserted streets of the city They are parading the spiders and the locusts Are the most constantine They've got perfect serums in wiresAnd are pricking the statue of the magical brother In their hands they carry the

I Had Entered The Forest

I had entered the forest With other forests on my shoulders My knees were shiningAnd maybe their love was everything Then I told the birds You birdsLet us play phoenixes for whomIn our grey cutaways Above us the sun shook its maneThen night fell in my mouth Translated

Eagles On Holiday

In August when the sky fills with bullsAn eagle comes down in the neighborhood And lets me know from the first phone call that he's coming to see me An admirable pyromaniac haunted by firesAnd black serenity covering his feathersHe comes upset by the foreboding of

Why Animalia

Animals have well-defined pigeonholes assigned by the traditional Romanian mindset. From wee to huge, all creatures are cast in distinct roles that any inhabitant of temperate geographical areas will recognize: hardworking as an ant (or bee), stupid as a goose, haughty as

The Raven: A Totem Or A Bad Omen

Scientific classification Class AVES Order PASSERIFORMES Family CORVIDAE Sub-family CORVINAE Genera and species CORVUS CORAX CORAX – the raven CORVUS CORONE CORONE – the black crow CORVUS FRUGILENUS FRUGILENUS – the rook   COLEUS MONEDULA SPERMOLOGUS – the Jackdaw

DESPRE REVISTĂ

Revista PLURAL este un mesager elevat al culturii şi civilizaţiei româneşti, ce redimensionează fenomene remarcabile ale istoriei noastre în raport cu alte culturi, deschizând porţile unui dialog lipsit de graniţe şi prejudecăţi. Limba engleză înlesneşte receptarea

Foreword

by Adrian Solomon; Aurora Fabritius

Little Pariah

June 1, 2008 was election day for the local administration in Romania. The candidates for Bucharest City Hall and the six, relatively independent, “sector” mayoralties fought desperate wars to win. Many people have a lousy opinion about Bucharest, formerly known as