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O the Chimneys
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And though after my skin worms destroy this body, yet in my flesh shall I see God.—Job 19:26O the chimneysOn the ingeniously devised habitations of deathWhen Israel’s body drifted as smokeThrough the…

Contributor:

Nelly Sachs

Places:

Stockholm, Sweden

Date:

1947

Subjects:

Death, Holocaust, Bible, Antisemitism, Jewish identity

Categories:

Literature, Poetry
Donna Clara
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In the evening through her garden Wanders the Alcalde’s daughter; Festal sounds of drum and trumpet Ring out hither from the castle. “I am weary of the dances, Honeyed words of adulation From the…

Contributor:

Heinrich Heine

Places:

Göttingen, German Confederation (Göttingen, Germany)

Date:

1827

Subjects:

Ecology, Love, Antisemitism, Race, Humor

Categories:

Literature, Poetry