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Ein Brief von Eugene Ostashevsky

Eugene Ostashevsky, geboren 1968 in St. Petersburg, lebt in New York und Berlin. Er wurde letztes Jahr mit dem Preis für Internationale Poesie der Stadt Münster ausgezeichnet. Auf Deutsch erschienen Auf tritt Morris Imposternak, verfolgt von Ironien (übertragen von Uljana Wolf, SuKuLTuR, Berlin 2010) und Der Pirat, der von Pi den Wert nicht kennt (übertragen von Uljana Wolf und Monika Rinck, Kookbooks, Berlin 2017).

It turns out that some workers are essential. 

Others, however, are inessential.

Inessential workers often get more of a compensation. 

It’s to help them deal with inner doubt.

But essential workers are outgoing and greeted by people.

They may even put on a crown. 

The crown is evidence of popularity with crowds.

Their heads are rolling, like at the end of Ancien Regime. 

Essential workers in crowns resemble saints.

Virtue is its own reward and requires no compensation.

But a circle of gold helps spectators point out the saint in the painting.

Crowned heads are rolling over New York, rolling over Brownsville and Corona.

Essential workers usually don’t need that much compensation.

Virtue is its own reward and requires no compensation.

 

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