{"id":244,"date":"2015-07-08T20:15:08","date_gmt":"2015-07-08T17:15:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/parospoetrysymposium.chs.harvard.edu\/?page_id=244"},"modified":"2020-09-24T21:00:04","modified_gmt":"2020-09-24T18:00:04","slug":"work-from-the-2014-paros-translation-symposium-helen-dimos","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/parospoetrysymposium.chs.harvard.edu\/?page_id=244","title":{"rendered":"Work from Paros Poetry and Translation Symposium 2014: Helen Dimos"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>[excerpt from \u201cCertain Kinds of Danger\u201d]<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s true<br \/>\nwhen there is no one to look at you with love<br \/>\nyou are in danger.<\/p>\n<p>What does the look give?<\/p>\n<p>We are loved.<br \/>\nHere is the body who loves<br \/>\nshield against all who do not<br \/>\nit becomes something other than<br \/>\nlove<br \/>\nI can do anything as long as there is<br \/>\nthis one<br \/>\nof whom<br \/>\nI am assured.<br \/>\n(I must die first.) (I must live forever.)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>[excerpt from \u201cA Cord of Voice\u201d]<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Keep starting conversations with you inside my head<br \/>\ncommand myself to let them go<\/p>\n<p>When I find out we\u2019re talking to each other without knowing it<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 90px;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 something blooms in my neck<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 180px;\">without willing it<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 180px;\">I turn my face to the side<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\">Helen Dimos<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">*********************************************************************************************************************<\/p>\n<p>NOTE: The translations below are works-in-progress<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>[\u03b1\u03c0\u03bf \u00ab\u039f\u03c1\u03b9\u03c3\u03bc\u03ad\u03bd\u03b1 \u0395\u03af\u03b4\u03b7 \u039a\u03b9\u03bd\u03b4\u03cd\u03bd\u03bf\u03c5\u00bb]<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u0395\u03af\u03bd\u03b1\u03b9 \u03b1\u03bb\u03ae\u03b8\u03b5\u03b9\u03b1<br \/>\n\u03cc\u03c4\u03b1\u03bd \u03b4\u03b5\u03bd \u03c5\u03c0\u03ac\u03c1\u03c7\u03b5\u03b9 \u03ba\u03b1\u03bd\u03ad\u03bd\u03b1\u03c2 \u03bd\u03b1 \u03c3\u03b5 \u03ba\u03bf\u03b9\u03c4\u03ac\u03be\u03b5\u03b9 \u03bc\u03b5 \u03b1\u03b3\u03ac\u03c0\u03b7<br \/>\n\u03ba\u03b9\u03bd\u03b4\u03c5\u03bd\u03b5\u03cd\u03b5\u03b9\u03c2.<\/p>\n<p>\u038c\u03bc\u03c9\u03c2 \u03b1\u03c5\u03c4\u03cc\u03c2 \u03bf \u03ba\u03af\u03bd\u03b4\u03c5\u03bd\u03bf\u03c2 \u03bf\u03cd\u03c4\u03b5 \u03b1\u03bd\u03c4\u03ce\u03bd\u03c5\u03bc\u03bf \u03b1\u03c3\u03c6\u03b1\u03bb\u03b5\u03af\u03b1\u03c2<br \/>\n\u03bf\u03cd\u03c4\u03b5 \u03b1\u03bd\u03c4\u03af\u03b4\u03bf\u03c4\u03bf<br \/>\n\u03c4\u03b1 \u03cc\u03c1\u03b9\u03ac \u03c4\u03bf\u03c5 \u03ac\u03b3\u03bd\u03c9\u03c3\u03c4\u03b1<br \/>\n\u03b1\u03bd \u03b4\u03b9\u03b1\u03c1\u03ba\u03ad\u03c3\u03b5\u03b9.<\/p>\n<p>\u03a4\u03b9 \u03b4\u03af\u03bd\u03b5\u03b9 \u03c4\u03bf \u03ba\u03bf\u03af\u03c4\u03b1\u03b3\u03bc\u03b1;<\/p>\n<p>\u039c\u03b1\u03c2 \u03b1\u03b3\u03b1\u03c0\u03bf\u03cd\u03bd.<br \/>\n\u0395\u03b4\u03ce \u03b5\u03af\u03bd\u03b1\u03b9 \u03c4\u03bf \u03c3\u03ce\u03bc\u03b1 \u03c0\u03bf\u03c5 \u03b1\u03b3\u03b1\u03c0\u03ac\u03b5\u03b9<br \/>\n\u03b1\u03c3\u03c0\u03af\u03b4\u03b1 \u03c0\u03c1\u03bf\u03c3\u03c4\u03b1\u03c3\u03af\u03b1\u03c2 \u03b1\u03c0\u03ad\u03bd\u03b1\u03bd\u03c4\u03b9 \u03c3\u03b5 \u03cc\u03bb\u03bf\u03c5\u03c2 \u03b5\u03ba\u03b5\u03af\u03bd\u03bf\u03c5\u03c2 \u03c0\u03bf\u03c5 \u03b4\u03b5\u03bd \u03b1\u03b3\u03b1\u03c0\u03bf\u03cd\u03bd<br \/>\n\u03b3\u03af\u03bd\u03b5\u03c4\u03b1\u03b9 \u03ba\u03ac\u03c4\u03b9 \u03ac\u03bb\u03bb\u03bf \u03b5\u03ba\u03c4\u03cc\u03c2 \u03b1\u03c0\u03cc<br \/>\n\u03b1\u03b3\u03ac\u03c0\u03b7.<br \/>\n\u039c\u03c0\u03bf\u03c1\u03ce \u03bd\u03b1 \u03ba\u03ac\u03bd\u03c9 \u03c4\u03b1 \u03c0\u03ac\u03bd\u03c4\u03b1 \u03cc\u03c3\u03bf \u03c5\u03c0\u03ac\u03c1\u03c7\u03b5\u03b9<br \/>\n\u03b1\u03c5\u03c4\u03cc \u03c4\u03bf \u03ad\u03bd\u03b1 \u03c0\u03c1\u03cc\u03c3\u03c9\u03c0\u03bf<br \/>\n\u03b3\u03b9\u03b1 \u03c4\u03bf \u03bf\u03c0\u03bf\u03af\u03bf<br \/>\n\u03b5\u03af\u03bc\u03b1\u03b9 \u03b2\u03ad\u03b2\u03b1\u03b9\u03b7.<br \/>\n(\u03a0\u03c1\u03ad\u03c0\u03b5\u03b9 \u03bd\u03b1 \u03c0\u03b5\u03b8\u03ac\u03bd\u03c9 \u03c0\u03c1\u03ce\u03c4\u03b1.) (\u03a0\u03c1\u03ad\u03c0\u03b5\u03b9 \u03bd\u03b1 \u03b6\u03ae\u03c3\u03c9 \u03b3\u03b9\u03b1 \u03c0\u03ac\u03bd\u03c4\u03b1.)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>[\u03b1\u03c0\u03bf \u00ab\u039c\u03b9\u03b1 \u03a7\u03bf\u03c1\u03b4\u03ae \u03a6\u03c9\u03bd\u03ae\u03c2\u00bb]<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u038c\u03bb\u03bf \u03be\u03b5\u03ba\u03b9\u03bd\u03ac\u03c9 \u03c3\u03c5\u03b6\u03b7\u03c4\u03ae\u03c3\u03b5\u03b9\u03c2 \u03bc\u03b1\u03b6\u03af \u03c3\u03bf\u03c5 \u03bc\u03ad\u03c3\u03b1 \u03c3\u03c4\u03bf \u03ba\u03b5\u03c6\u03ac\u03bb\u03b9 \u03bc\u03bf\u03c5<br \/>\n\u03b4\u03b9\u03b1\u03c4\u03ac\u03b6\u03c9 \u03c4\u03bf\u03bd \u03b5\u03b1\u03c5\u03c4\u03cc \u03bc\u03bf\u03c5 \u03bd\u03b1 \u03c4\u03b9\u03c2 \u03b5\u03b3\u03ba\u03b1\u03c4\u03b1\u03bb\u03b5\u03af\u03c8\u03b5\u03b9<\/p>\n<p>\u038c\u03c4\u03b1\u03bd \u03b1\u03bd\u03b1\u03ba\u03b1\u03bb\u03cd\u03c0\u03c4\u03c9 \u03cc\u03c4\u03b9 \u03bc\u03b9\u03bb\u03ac\u03bc\u03b5 \u03bc\u03b5\u03c4\u03b1\u03be\u03cd \u03bc\u03b1\u03c2 \u03c7\u03c9\u03c1\u03af\u03c2 \u03bd\u03b1 \u03c4\u03bf \u03be\u03ad\u03c1\u03bf\u03c5\u03bc\u03b5<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 120px;\">\u03ba\u03ac\u03c4\u03b9 \u03b1\u03bd\u03b8\u03af\u03b6\u03b5\u03b9 \u03c3\u03c4\u03bf\u03bd \u03bb\u03b1\u03b9\u03bc\u03cc \u03bc\u03bf\u03c5<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 150px;\">\u03ac\u03b8\u03b5\u03bb\u03ac \u03bc\u03bf\u03c5<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 150px;\">\u03c3\u03c4\u03c1\u03ad\u03c6\u03c9 \u03c4\u03bf \u03c0\u03c1\u03cc\u03c3\u03c9\u03c0\u03cc \u03bc\u03bf\u03c5 \u03c3\u03c4\u03bf \u03c0\u03bb\u03ac\u03b9.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\">Translation \/ \u039c\u03b5\u03c4\u03ac\u03c6\u03c1\u03b1\u03c3\u03b7:<br \/>\nPetros Georgiou \/ \u03a0\u03ad\u03c4\u03c1\u03bf\u03c2 \u0393\u03b5\u03bf\u03c1\u03b3\u03af\u03bf\u03c5<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; [excerpt from \u201cCertain Kinds of Danger\u201d] &nbsp; It\u2019s true when there is no one to look at you with love you are in danger. 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