Memorial to the Future by Volker von Torne, trans. Jean Boase-Beier Clive James they are held together by

they are held together by the capacious emotions of the very quotable poet himself

a salute to a life in which we are always growing

Leanne O'Sullivan

helping us stay alive to the world and stay true to ourselves

'Blandiana is a pure lyricist

Memorial to the Future by Volker von Torne, trans. Jean Boase-Beier Clive James they are held together byIt is no coincidence that the poet Volker von Trne was, for many years, the Director of Aktion Shnezeichen Friedensdienste (Action for Atonement Service for Peace), the German charitable organisation for education and reparation in countries throughout the world that have suffered under fascism and other oppressive regimes. His father had been a member of the SS in Germany in the Second World War, and as a consequence, his poetry is written from the