A review by zebglendower
Selected Poems and Prose of Paul Celan by Paul Celan

4.0

I'm certainly glad to have been introduced to Celan's work. There's no other 20th century poet like him. That being said, I rarely found his work moving. It was (I suppose) obscure and fragmented, and intentionally so. He's clearly a master and brilliant, and there are certainly some poems I'll keep with me, but I can't say Celan is now one of my favorite poets. Five stars in recognition of his brilliance, three in recognition of my enjoyment factor--an average of four, then.