tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3264914780516321436.post1900075097774732620..comments2023-10-21T21:54:39.121+13:00Comments on Tim Jones: Books in the Trees: Fallen / NiedergangTim Joneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14856414700019368658noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3264914780516321436.post-15699204880442749622009-11-06T01:10:36.400+13:002009-11-06T01:10:36.400+13:00I'm glad you like it, Johannes. I wrote the or...I'm glad you like it, Johannes. I wrote the original version of this poem in the late 1980s, when a lot of rural New Zealand towns were losing shops, services, and people - so I can see the parallel you draw with East Germany.Tim Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14856414700019368658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3264914780516321436.post-12121317466537961702009-11-05T23:23:38.872+13:002009-11-05T23:23:38.872+13:00I like your expressionistic poem. Reminds me on so...I like your expressionistic poem. Reminds me on some towns in east Germany. And the german translation helped me a lot to get the subtle tones. Thanks for sharing!Johannes Stockhttp://johannesstock.comnoreply@blogger.com