SC 04. Etel Adnan | 20 minutes

The stairway which leads to my roomborrows its metals from BabylonThe Prophet’s Ascensionhad two movementswe fell into whirlpoolsof mudand the wind followedhis horseA tempest went afterthe sun’s stepsThe Prophet swam throughwaves of cloudsa river of goldcarried his vesseland away from the sunhe reached Paradisea Paradise made of light.The stairway which leadsto my roomleads to an observatoryI own two telescopesto observe starsand black holesand take mechanized stairswhich advancewith no advancemy hair spinswith sunflowers-----诗人简介｜Etel Adnan（1925–2021）Etel Adnan 出生于贝鲁特，父亲是叙利亚军官，母亲是希腊人，成长于阿拉伯语、法语与希腊语交织的环境中，成年后主要以英语和法语写作。她既是诗人，也是画家、散文家与思想者。她的写作始终围绕战争、流亡、女性经验、语言的不稳定性，以及人与宇宙之间的关系。在黎巴嫩内战、巴勒斯坦问题、以及长期的地中海—中东历史阴影之下，Adnan 的诗从不宏大，却异常清醒。佾楠 | Yinan前往小宇宙评论区与主播互动