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Migration
Translation by Mike Horwood
at the very first stirring
my airtight, upright
sarcophagus breaks
into pieces,
each fragment
starting to turn green
even as it falls
and the seeds
sink into clay
coming up as small trees
and clumps of grass
ready to take root
in the cracks between
the town square’s paving
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- About the translation:
- Poet:
- Martti Hynynen
- Translator:
- Mike Horwood
- Original language:
- Finnish
- Issue:
- Series 3 No.10 - The Big Green Issue
About the author
Original poet
Martti Hynynen
Martti Hynynen was born in Rovaniemi, Finland, close to the Arctic Circle in 1952 and grew up on the banks of Finland's greate...
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Mike Horwood
Mike Horwood was born in London in 1955 and now lives in Finland. He has recently completed an online MA in Creative Writing at... » Read moreComment
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