1
come back
to the garden of eden
even
the worms
there
grieve
for you
2
the fruits
there
dream
of your teeth
3
the lianas
thirst
to embrace
your white
waxy
ribs
4
at the memory
of your slender
body
the lake
smiles
in waves
5
the ghost
of your old dog
under the bench
dreams
and twitches
6
the green moss
under the apple tree
still holds
forms
of bodies
7
the spiders
heard
you’re coming
they’re knitting
bed sheets
for you
8
the blossoms
of the trees
fly away
each spring
seeking
your hair
9
the empty pantry
dreams of
holidays
10
the great grandchildren
of your first
cat
recount
legends
of people
11
scattered
in grass and flowers
the beads
think
they are stones
12
the elastic native
presses you
the legs
start resembling
roots
breathe deeply
-Krasimir Vardyev,
translated from Bulgarian
by Katerina Stoykova-Klemer
The Season of Delicate Hunger
(Accents Publishing)
Krasimir Vardyev was born on May 17th, 1978 in Beloslav. He holds a degree from Kontantin Preslavsky University of Shumen. He has received awards for his poetry and prose, among which is the Southern Spring Award for his debut poetry collection, Curb, in 2001. From 1998 to 2003, he was a co-organizer and participant in the “Street Poetry” campaign. His second poetry book, Symbiosis, was published in 2007. Krasimir lives and works in Sofia.
Krasimir Vardyev was born on May 17th, 1978 in Beloslav. He holds a degree from Kontantin Preslavsky University of Shumen. He has received awards for his poetry and prose, among which is the Southern Spring Award for his debut poetry collection, Curb, in 2001. From 1998 to 2003, he was a co-organizer and participant in the “Street Poetry” campaign. His second poetry book, Symbiosis, was published in 2007. Krasimir lives and works in Sofia.