The War Goes On

And the war goes on
they always present
this well-known tragedy
where unknown actors
play most of the main roles.

No Oscars

only
hunger
mutilation
suffering
and death.

Thuríður Guðmundsdóttir, Iceland (1939)

Translation by Thór Stefánsson

from: «Panorama de la poésie islandaise»

Translation Thór Stefánsson & Nicole Barrière

Editions du Cygne, Paris 2021