POETRY

Silent Reality

—POEM by Poul Lynggaard

(Translated from Danish by Rikke Kirchheiner)

There is the curse upon all enquiries, that

questions and answers are the same.

Time makes you vulnerable, and you must keep away from
reality as everyone else sees it.

I have been asking for so long, that I don’t know the question.
I count down reality, until I have no convictions.

It is so horrendously dark that the senses freeze.

Down in the shoes something is picked up from the basement.

In the night a star moves blindly in a darkness
that is not mine.

There is light on the hands. Dreaming away is all you can do.
The truth is not an option.

I have been answering for so long, that I do not know
the answer. The silence is free reality.

I do not need to ask, because I already know the answer.

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(Translated from Danish by Rikke Kirchheiner)

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Poul Lynggaard Damgaard

Poul Lynggaard Damgaard

Born 24th of December, 1977, grew up in Odder but lives in Aarhus, Jutland. Denmark. A member of the Danish Authors’ Society, Danish PEN. His work appears in publications and anthologies worldwide.

Poul Lynggaard Damgaard has published poetry books: “Boks Sepia” (Box Sepia), 2013, “Disk Habitat” 2014, “Stedets Omvendte bekædning” (The Reverse Clothing of the Place) 2015, “Figurativ uniform” (Figurative Uniform) 2016, “Vi bærer hinanden som frakker” (We Wear Each Other Like Coats) 2019, “Rajsens farver” (The Colours of the Journey) 2020, “Tid mellem kronblade” (Time Between Petals) 2022. “Song of Walls” 2023, “Hjelm, Forlaget Hanklit” (Helmet) 2023, “Digte I udvalg” (Poems in Selection) 2023, and “Vinger før de bliver til hænder” (Wings Before They Become Hands) 2023. His poetry has been translated to several languages.

Poul Lynggaard Damgaard has been awarded a prize “Lyre of Orpheus” for his poem “Kære by” at the International Festival of Poetry-Orpheus, 2018. Poul Lynggaard Damgaard has participated in several International Poetry Festivals in the world: “Ditët e Naimit” – 2017 and 2020, Tetovë, Macedonia; ”Orpheus” International Festival of Poetry of Orpheus – 2018, Plovdiv, Bulgaria; International Poetry Festival – 2019 in Rahovec, Kosovo; ”Stanza”, Scotlands International Poetry Festival – 2020. St. Andrews, Scotland; Rockport Poetry Festival – 2023, Massachusetts, U.S.A.; Parole a(r)mate, Pellicanolibri – 2023, Biscelgie, Italy – Lifetime Achievement Award for Poul Lynggaard Damgaard. Commune di Biscelgie; Giornata mondiale della poesia – 2024, Rome, Italy; and many more. The International best poet of the year 2021; International poetry and Translation Centre, China.

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