http://www.public-republic.net/to-my-mom-the-daughter-of-my-grandmother.php Wed, 28 Jul 2010 15:55:39 +0200 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.1 hourly 1 http://www.public-republic.net/to-my-mom-the-daughter-of-my-grandmother.php/comment-page-1#comment-979 DeProfundis Wed, 04 Nov 2009 18:43:27 +0000 http://www.public-republic.net/?p=10325#comment-979 Hi, Donal, yes, I wrote it straight in English during a special time of my life; an acclaim from a native speaker is so much valuable. Thank you for your kind words. Hi, Donal, yes, I wrote it straight in English during a special time of my life; an acclaim from a native speaker is so much valuable. Thank you for your kind words.

]]> http://www.public-republic.net/to-my-mom-the-daughter-of-my-grandmother.php/comment-page-1#comment-978 Donal Mahoney Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:26:08 +0000 http://www.public-republic.net/?p=10325#comment-978 This is a very moving poem. It would be even more moving for me personally if I knew that it was written by someone for whom English is a second language. I see no translator named so I assume Milena Valkanova wrote it herself as I read it on the page. What I like best is the undercurrent of sound that is uninterrupted by any "faux pas" in diction. That's an achievement tough enough for someone who speaks English from birth. Wonderful poem. This is a very moving poem. It would be even more moving for me personally if I knew that it was written by someone for whom English is a second language. I see no translator named so I assume Milena Valkanova wrote it herself as I read it on the page. What I like best is the undercurrent of sound that is uninterrupted by any “faux pas” in diction. That’s an achievement tough enough for someone who speaks English from birth. Wonderful poem.

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