Paul Celan - Wikipedia Celan is regarded as one of the most important figures in German-language literature of the post- World War II era and a poet whose verse has gained an immortal place in the literary pantheon
Paul Celan | The Poetry Foundation Paul Celan was born Paul Antschel in Czernovitz, Romania, to a German-speaking Jewish family His surname was later spelled Ancel, and he eventually adopted the anagram Celan as his pen name In 1938 Celan went to Paris to study medicine, but returned to Romania before the outbreak of World War II
15 Paul Celan’s Famous Poems - Nevermorepoem. com Celan’s works are known for their dense imagery, complex symbolism, and musical quality This article introduces 15 of Paul Celan’s most famous poems Each poem is presented with context and explanation to help readers understand its meaning and significance
Celan at 100 | Jewish Currents LAST YEAR marked the centennial of the birth of Paul Celan, who wrote some of the most potent and haunting poetry of the 20th century Celan—born Paul Antschel in Czernowitz, Romania (now part of Ukraine) in 1920—lived a life scarred by personal and historical tragedy
Celan Biography Unwilling to live under Russian domination, or the communism towards which Romania moved in the 1940s, Celan moved first to Vienna, the one-time capital of the Austro-Hungarian empire, and then to Paris
Paul Celan - Best Poems Paul Celan was a German language poet and translator He was born as Paul Antschel to a Jewish family in Chernivtsy, Ukraine, and adopted the pseudonym Paul Celan He became one of the major German-language poets of the post-World War II era
Paul Celan - War Poetry Widely regarded as one of the most important German-language poets of the 20th century, Celan’s poetry reflects his experiences of loss, displacement, and survival His work is often associated with post-World War II existentialism and modernism, marked by dense imagery and innovative language
Poems of Paul Celan — Persea Books The essential poet of the Holocaust, Paul Celan was one of the greatest poets to ever write in German and among the indispensable writers of the twentieth century in any language
About Paul Celan | Academy of American Poets During the 1960s, Celan published more than six books of poetry and gained international fame In addition to his own poems, he remained active as a translator, bringing out works from writers such as Henri Michaux, Osip Mandelstam, Rene Char, Paul Valéry, and Fernando Pessoa