{"id":707,"date":"2014-10-13T16:04:14","date_gmt":"2014-10-13T16:04:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mytwostotinki.com\/?p=707"},"modified":"2015-04-29T19:16:17","modified_gmt":"2015-04-29T19:16:17","slug":"blame-it-on-bobby-fischer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mytwostotinki.com\/?p=707","title":{"rendered":"Blame It on Bobby Fischer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>A little bit more poetry will be a nice addition to this blog from time to time. And since I am at it to introduce a few internationally not yet very well-known Bulgarian poets here, I am presenting another young contemporary poet today with a few examples of his art.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Ivan Landzhev (born 1986) published his first collection of poetry <em>Blame It on Bobby Fischer<\/em> (\u041f\u043e \u0432\u0438\u043d\u0430 \u043d\u0430 \u0411\u043e\u0431\u0438 \u0424\u0438\u0448\u0435\u0440) in 2012. The volume was critically acclaimed in Bulgaria and shows an already very versatile and surprisingly mature poet.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>The collection that is named (like one of the poems) after the eccentric American chess genius consists like a chess game of three sections: Debut, Mittelspiel, Endspiel, all three are\u00a0introduced by a quote of Fischer. But of course this threepartition may also stand for the different sections of life, and thus it is not surprising that the author starts his book with a childhood reminiscence:<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>\u041d\u0415 \u041f\u0420\u0415\u0414\u0418 \u0422\u041e\u0412\u0410, \u041a\u041e\u0415\u0422\u041e \u0421\u0415 \u0421\u041b\u0423\u0427\u0418<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u043d\u0430 \u0448\u0435\u0441\u0442 \u0433\u043e\u0434\u0438\u043d\u0438 \u0432<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u0434\u0432\u043e\u0440\u0430 \u043d\u0430 \u043a\u044a\u0449\u0430\u0442\u0430<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u0441\u044a\u043c \u0441\u0438 \u043d\u0430\u043c\u0435\u0440\u0438\u043b \u043a\u0430\u043c\u044a\u043a<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u0438 \u0446\u0435\u043b\u0435\u0443\u0441\u0442\u0440\u0435\u043c\u0435\u043d\u043e \u0443\u0434\u0440\u044f\u043c<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u043f\u043e \u043c\u0435\u0434\u0430\u043b\u0438\u0442\u0435 \u043d\u0430 \u043c\u0430\u0439\u043a\u0430 \u043c\u0438<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u043e\u0442 \u043f\u044a\u0440\u0432\u0435\u043d\u0441\u0442\u0432\u0430\u0442\u0430 \u0437\u0430 \u0434\u0435\u0432\u043e\u0439\u043a\u0438<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u043d\u044f\u043a\u043e\u043b\u043a\u043e \u0442\u0440\u0438\u0431\u0430\u0433\u0440\u0435\u043d\u0438\u043a\u0430 \u0441\u0430 \u0440\u0430\u0437\u0434\u0440\u0430\u043d\u0438<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u043e\u0442 \u0440\u043e\u0434\u0438\u0442\u0435\u043b\u0441\u043a\u0438\u0442\u0435 \u043f\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0438\u0436\u0435\u043d\u0438\u044f<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u0445\u0432\u044a\u0440\u0447\u0430\u0442 \u0438\u0441\u043a\u0440\u0438<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u043d\u0435, \u043d\u0435 \u0441\u044a\u043c \u0431\u0443\u043d\u0442\u0430\u0440<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u0437\u043b\u0430\u0442\u043e\u0442\u044a\u0440\u0441\u0430\u0447 \u0441\u044a\u043c<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u0430\u0437 \u043f\u0440\u043e\u0441\u0442\u043e \u0438\u0437\u0432\u043b\u0438\u0447\u0430\u043c<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u0441\u043b\u0430\u0432\u043d\u043e\u0442\u043e \u043c\u0438\u043d\u0430\u043b\u043e<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Not Before What Happened<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>six years old<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>in the backyard<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>I found myself a rock<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>and with it purposefully<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>I smashed my mother\u2019s medals<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>from all her youth championships<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>a few national flags were torn to pieces<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>sparks were flying from the parental<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>achievements<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>no, I\u2019m not a rebel<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>I am a gold-digger<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>I\u2019m just extracting<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>the glorious past<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>The chess metaphor plays a role in several of the poems of this book, but it always points at something beyond the experiences on the 64 squares:<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>\u0426\u0438\u0442\u0438\u0440\u0430\u043d\u0438 \u0430\u0432\u0442\u043e\u0440\u0438<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u0422\u0440\u0435\u043d\u044c\u043e\u0440\u044a\u0442 \u043c\u0438 \u043f\u043e \u0448\u0430\u0445\u043c\u0430\u0442<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u043a\u0430\u0437\u0432\u0430\u0448\u0435:<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u201e\u0418\u0433\u0440\u0430\u0439 \u0441\u0438 \u0442\u0432\u043e\u044f\u0442\u0430 \u0438\u0433\u0440\u0430.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u0422\u0440\u0435\u043d\u044c\u043e\u0440\u044a\u0442 \u043c\u0438 \u043f\u043e \u0431\u043e\u043a\u0441<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u043e\u0431\u0438\u0447\u0430\u0448\u0435 \u0434\u0430 \u043a\u0430\u0437\u0432\u0430:<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u201e\u041b\u0435\u0432\u2013\u043b\u0435\u0432\u2013\u0434\u0435\u0441\u0435\u043d\u2013\u044a\u043f\u0435\u0440\u043a\u044a\u0442,<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u0438 \u043e\u043d\u044f \u043d\u0430 \u0437\u0435\u043c\u044f\u0442\u0430!\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u041f\u0440\u043e\u0444\u0435\u0441\u043e\u0440\u044a\u0442 \u043c\u0438 \u043f\u043e \u043c\u0435\u0434\u0438\u0435\u0432\u0438\u0441\u0442\u0438\u043a\u0430<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u043d\u0430\u043f\u043e\u043c\u043d\u044f\u0448\u0435, \u0447\u0435<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u201e\u0410\u0437 \u0441\u044a\u043c O\u043d\u044f, \u041a\u043e\u0439\u0442\u043e \u0441\u044a\u043c\u201d.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u0418 \u0442\u0440\u0438\u043c\u0430\u0442\u0430 \u0441\u0430 \u043f\u0440\u0430\u0432\u0438<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u043f\u043e \u0440\u0430\u0437\u043b\u0438\u0447\u043d\u043e \u0432\u0440\u0435\u043c\u0435 \u043d\u0430 \u0434\u0435\u043d\u044f.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Authors Cited<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>My chess teacher<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>used to tell me:<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u2018Play your own game.\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>My boxing coach<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>would always say:<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u2018Left-left-right-then uppercut<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>and he&#8217;s down!\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>My professor of Medieval studies<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>reminded me that<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u2018I am He who is.\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>All three of them are right<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>at a different time of the day.<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong>One of my favorite pieces in the book is the following:<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>\u0417\u0430\u0449\u043e\u0442\u043e \u043c\u0438 \u0441\u0435 \u0441\u0442\u0440\u0443\u0432\u0430 \u0432\u0430\u0436\u043d\u043e<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u0421\u0438\u043b\u043d\u0438\u044f\u0442 \u0447\u043e\u0432\u0435\u043a \u0437\u0430\u043a\u0443\u0441\u0432\u0430 \u0432\u0441\u044f\u043a\u0430<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u0441\u0443\u0442\u0440\u0438\u043d \u043f\u043e \u0435\u0434\u043d\u043e \u0438 \u0441\u044a\u0449\u043e \u0432\u0440\u0435\u043c\u0435,<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u043f\u0440\u0435\u0437 \u043f\u0440\u043e\u0437\u043e\u0440\u0435\u0446\u0430 \u043f\u043e\u0433\u043b\u0435\u0436\u0434\u0430 \u043f\u0442\u0438\u0446\u0438\u0442\u0435<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u0438 \u0432\u0441\u0438\u0447\u043a\u0438 \u043c\u0443 \u0441\u0435 \u0432\u0438\u0436\u0434\u0430\u0442 \u043a\u0430\u0442\u043e \u0434\u0438\u0432\u0435\u0447.<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u0410\u043a\u043e \u0441\u0435 \u0441\u043b\u0443\u0447\u0438 \u0434\u0430 \u0447\u0435\u0442\u0435, \u0442\u043e<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u0441\u0438\u043b\u043d\u0438\u044f\u0442 \u0447\u043e\u0432\u0435\u043a \u043f\u0440\u043e\u0447\u0438\u0442\u0430<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u0425\u0430\u0439\u0434\u0435\u0433\u0435\u0440<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u0438 \u043d\u0438\u043a\u043e\u0433\u0430 \u041d\u043e\u0432\u0430\u043b\u0438\u0441. \u041d\u0438\u0449\u043e<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u0440\u043e\u043c\u0430\u043d\u0442\u0438\u0447\u043d\u043e \u0432 \u043d\u0435\u0433\u043e \u043d\u044f\u043c\u0430.<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u0415\u0442\u043e:<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u0441\u044a\u0449\u0430\u0442\u0430 \u0436\u0435\u043d\u0430 \u043c\u0443 \u0441\u0435 \u043e\u0431\u0430\u0436\u0434\u0430 \u0432\u0441\u044f\u043a\u0430 \u0432\u0435\u0447\u0435\u0440<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u0434\u0430 \u043e\u0442\u0438\u0434\u0435 \u0432 \u0431\u0430\u0440, \u043a\u044a\u0434\u0435\u0442\u043e \u0442\u044f \u0435 \u0441\u0435\u0434\u043d\u0430\u043b\u0430 \u0438<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u0441\u0435 \u043b\u044e\u0431\u0443\u0432\u0430 \u043d\u0430\u0439-\u0443\u043c\u0438\u0448\u043b\u0435\u043d\u043e \u043d\u0430<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u0440\u0430\u043c\u043e\u0442\u043e \u043d\u0430 \u0434\u0440\u0443\u0433 \u0441\u0438\u043b\u0435\u043d \u0447\u043e\u0432\u0435\u043a,<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u043d\u043e \u0441\u0438\u043b\u043d\u0438\u044f\u0442 \u0447\u043e\u0432\u0435\u043a \u0442\u0430\u043a\u0430 \u0438 \u043d\u0435 \u0440\u0430\u0437\u0431\u0438\u0440\u0430.<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u0420\u0430\u0437\u0431\u0438\u0440\u0430 \u0441\u0435 \u2013 \u0442\u043e\u0439 \u043f\u0440\u043e\u0441\u0442\u043e \u043d\u0435 \u043e\u0442\u0438\u0432\u0430.<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u0414\u0430. \u0410 \u0434\u043e\u043a\u0430\u0442\u043e \u0432\u0440\u0435\u043c\u0435\u0442\u0440\u0430\u044f\u0442 \u0442\u0435\u0437\u0438 \u0438 \u043e\u043d\u0435\u0437\u0438<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u043f\u0440\u0430\u0432\u0438\u043b\u0430 \u0438 \u0441\u0435 \u043a\u043e\u0432\u0430\u0442 \u0437\u0430\u043a\u043e\u043d\u0438\u0442\u0435, \u0430\u0437 \u0441\u0438 \u0441\u0435\u0434\u044f.<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>(\u0412 \u043f\u043e\u0434\u043f\u043e\u043a\u0440\u0438\u0432\u043d\u043e\u0442\u043e<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u0441\u0442\u0443\u0434\u0438\u043e \u0435 \u043d\u043e\u0449\u0435\u043c.)<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u0410\u0437 \u0441\u043b\u0430\u0433\u0430\u043c \u043b\u0435\u0434 \u043d\u0435 \u043f\u043e\u0432\u0435\u0447\u0435<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u043e\u0442\u043a\u043e\u043b\u043a\u043e\u0442\u043e \u043c\u0438 \u0442\u0440\u044f\u0431\u0432\u0430.<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u0410\u0437 \u0441\u043b\u0443\u0448\u0430\u043c \u0441\u0438\u043b\u043d\u043e \u043c\u0443\u0437\u0438\u043a\u0430,<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u0441\u044a\u0437\u0434\u0430\u0434\u0435\u043d\u0430 \u043e\u0442 \u043a\u0440\u0435\u0445\u043a\u0438 \u0445\u043e\u0440\u0430.<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u041f\u043e\u043b\u043e\u0432\u0438\u043d\u0430\u0442\u0430 \u043e\u0442 \u0442\u044f\u0445 \u0441\u0430 \u0436\u0438\u0432\u0438,<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u043e\u0431\u0430\u0447\u0435 \u043a\u0430\u0442\u043e \u0441\u0435 \u0437\u0430\u043c\u0438\u0441\u043b\u044f \u043f\u043e\u0432\u0435\u0447\u0435\u0442\u043e<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u043c\u0430\u0439 \u043d\u0435 \u0441\u0430&#8230;<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u041d\u0430\u0432\u044a\u043d \u0432\u0430\u043b\u0438, \u0431\u0430\u0440\u0430\u0431\u0430\u043d\u0438 \u043f\u043e<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u043a\u0430\u043f\u0430\u043d\u0434\u0443\u0440\u0438\u0442\u0435, \u043e\u0442 \u043a\u0430\u043f\u043a\u0438\u0442\u0435<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u0433\u0440\u0430\u0434\u044a\u0442 \u0435 \u0438\u0437\u0442\u043e\u0440\u043c\u043e\u0437\u0435\u043d. \u0421\u0438\u0432 \u0435\u043a\u0440\u0430\u043d,<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u0440\u0430\u0437\u044f\u0436\u0434\u0430\u043d \u043e\u0442 \u0441\u043c\u0443\u0449\u0435\u043d\u0438\u044f \u0432 \u0441\u0438\u0433\u043d\u0430\u043b\u0430.<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u041a\u043e\u0433\u0430\u0442\u043e \u0442\u0440\u0430\u043a\u044a\u0442 \u0441\u0432\u044a\u0440\u0448\u0438, \u0442\u0438 \u0437\u0430\u043f\u043e\u0447\u0432\u0430\u0448<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u0438 \u0437\u0432\u044a\u043d\u0438\u0448, \u0441\u0438\u0433\u043d\u0430\u043b\u0438\u0437\u0438\u0440\u0430\u0448 \u043c\u0438 \u0437\u0430 \u0441\u0435\u0431\u0435 \u0441\u0438,<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u0430 \u043a\u0430\u043a \u043c\u0435 \u0434\u0440\u0430\u0437\u043d\u0438\u0448 \u0441\u0430\u043c\u043e \u2013 \u0437\u043d\u0430\u044f, \u043f\u0430\u043a<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u043d\u0435 \u0430\u0437 \u0441\u044a\u043c \u043f\u044a\u0440\u0432\u0438\u044f\u0442 \u0442\u0438 \u0438\u0437\u0431\u043e\u0440.<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u0412\u044a\u0442\u0440\u0435 \u2013 \u0446\u044f\u043b\u043e\u0442\u043e \u0437\u043d\u0430\u043d\u0438\u0435 \u0432 \u0433\u043b\u0430\u0432\u0430\u0442\u0430 \u043c\u0438,<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u043d\u0430\u0432\u044a\u043d \u2013 \u0441\u043c\u0443\u0449\u0435\u043d\u0438\u044f, \u0434\u043e\u043a\u0430\u0442\u043e \u0430\u0437<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u043e\u0442\u043d\u043e\u0432\u043e \u0441\u0435 \u043e\u0431\u043b\u0438\u0447\u0430\u043c<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u0438 \u043f\u0440\u0438\u0441\u0442\u0438\u0433\u0430\u043c<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u043f\u0430\u043a!<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u0414\u0430 \u0432\u0438\u0434\u044f<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u0442\u0435\u0431<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u0438 \u0432\u0441\u0438\u0447\u043a\u043e \u043e\u043d\u043e\u0432\u0430,<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u043a\u043e\u0435\u0442\u043e \u0441\u0438\u043b\u043d\u0438\u044f\u0442 \u0447\u043e\u0432\u0435\u043a<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u0441\u0438 \u0435 \u0441\u043f\u0435\u0441\u0442\u0438\u043b.<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Because it seems important to me<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>The strong man is having breakfast<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>every morning at the same specific time.<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>He looks at birds out the window<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>and all of them he sees as game.<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>If it so happens that he reads,<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>the strong man reads<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Heidegger<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>and never Novalis. There\u2019s<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>nothing romantic about him.<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Here:<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>The same woman calls him every night<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>to go to a bar, where she is sitting and<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>she is admiring most deliberately<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>the shoulder of another strong man.<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>But the strong man never finds out.<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Of course \u2013 he simply doesn\u2019t go.<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Yes. And while these and those rules last,<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>and the laws are being forged, I just sit there.<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>(Inside the attic<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>studio it\u2019s night-time).<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>I put ice, not more<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>than I would need.<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>I listen hard to music,<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>made by fragile people.<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Half of them are still alive,<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>but when I think about it, most<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>of them are not\u2026<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Outside is raining, it\u2019s drumming against<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>the skylights, the city is pained by the drops.<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>A grey screen, cankered by<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>signal disturbances.<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>When the track is over, you start<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>and you call, you signal me about yourself,<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>and how you just annoy me \u2013 I know,<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>again I\u2019m not your first choice.<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Inside \u2013 all the knowledge in my head,<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>outside \u2013 disturbances, while I<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>once more put on my clothes<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>and I arrive<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>again!<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>To see<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>you<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>and all that which<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>the strong man<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>spared himself.<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>In the following poem, the poet uses\u00a0a pun that is difficult to translate in another language. &#8216;Samomnenie&#8217; (\u0441\u0430\u043c\u043e\u043c\u043d\u0435\u043d\u0438\u0435) can mean self-esteem, but also vanity, conceit in Bulgarian, whereas &#8216;samo mnenie&#8217; (\u0441\u0430\u043c\u043e \u043c\u043d\u0435\u043d\u0438\u0435) means &#8216;just an opinion&#8217;;\u00a0play on words is a frequent happening in Landzhev&#8217;s poetry and it adds to the pleasure of the reader:<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>\u041f\u043e \u0432\u0438\u043d\u0430 \u043d\u0430 \u0411\u043e\u0431\u0438 \u0424\u0438\u0448\u0435\u0440<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u0423\u0432\u0435\u0440\u0435\u043d\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0442\u0430 \u043d\u0430 \u043c\u0430\u0435\u0441\u0442\u0440\u043e\u0442\u043e,<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u043a\u043e\u0439\u0442\u043e \u043f\u0440\u0435\u043c\u0435\u0441\u0442\u0432\u0430 \u043b\u0435\u043a\u043e \u0438<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u0435\u0441\u0442\u0435\u0441\u0442\u0432\u0435\u043d\u043e \u0448\u0435\u0441\u0442\u043d\u0430\u0439\u0441\u0435\u0442\u0442\u0435<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u0441\u0438 \u0444\u0438\u0433\u0443\u0440\u0438 \u2013 \u0438\u0437\u0432\u0435\u0441\u0442\u043d\u0430 \u043c\u0438 \u0435.<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u0412\u044f\u0440\u043d\u043e \u0435.<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u0410\u0437 \u0438\u043c\u0430\u043c \u0441\u0430\u043c\u043e\u043c\u043d\u0435\u043d\u0438\u0435.<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u0422\u0438 \u0438\u043c\u0430\u0448 \u0441\u0430\u043c\u043e \u043c\u043d\u0435\u043d\u0438\u0435.<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u041a\u0430\u043a\u0432\u0430 \u0433\u0440\u0430\u043d\u0434\u0438\u043e\u0437\u043d\u0430 \u0440\u0430\u0437\u043b\u0438\u043a\u0430<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u0432 \u0435\u0434\u043d\u0438\u0447\u044a\u043a \u0438\u043d\u0442\u0435\u0440\u0432\u0430\u043b \u2013 \u043e\u0442\u0442\u0443\u043a<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u0434\u043e \u043c\u0435\u043d.<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u041e\u0442 \u0411\u0440\u0443\u043a\u043b\u0438\u043d<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u0434\u043e \u0420\u0435\u0439\u043a\u044f\u0432\u0438\u043a.<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u0415,<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u043d\u0435 \u0441\u044a\u043c \u043b\u0438 \u0433\u043e \u0437\u0430\u0441\u043b\u0443\u0436\u0438\u043b<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u043f\u0440\u0438 \u0442\u0430\u043a\u0430\u0432\u0430 \u0434\u0438\u0441\u0442\u0430\u043d\u0446\u0438\u044f,<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u0433\u043e\u0441\u043f\u043e\u0434\u0438\u043d \u043e\u043f\u043e\u043d\u0435\u043d\u0442 \u043c\u043e\u0439,<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u0432\u0435\u0437\u0434\u0435\u0441\u044a\u0449 \u0435\u0440\u0443\u0434\u0438\u0442\u0435?<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u041d\u0435 \u0441\u044a\u043c \u043b\u0438 \u0433\u043e \u0437\u0430\u0441\u043b\u0443\u0436\u0438\u043b:<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u043f\u043e \u0441\u0442\u044a\u043f\u0430\u043b\u0430 \u043a\u0430\u0442\u043e \u0441\u043f\u0438\u0440\u0430\u043b\u0430 \u0434\u0430 \u0441\u0435 \u0438\u0437\u043a\u0430\u0447\u0430<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u043d\u0430\u0439-\u0433\u043e\u0440\u0435 \u0438 \u0434\u0430 \u0441\u0435 \u0437\u0430\u0442\u0432\u043e\u0440\u044f<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u0432 \u043a\u044a\u0449\u0430\u0442\u0430 \u0441\u0438 \u0441 \u0444\u043e\u0440\u043c\u0430\u0442\u0430 \u043d\u0430 \u0442\u043e\u043f?<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Through Bobby Fischer&#8217;s fault<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>\u201cI want to live the rest of my life in a house built exactly like a rook\u201d<\/em><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><em>Robert James Fischer<\/em><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>The confidence of the maestro<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>who moves easily and naturally<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>his sixteen pieces \u2013 I know all about it.<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>It\u2019s true.<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>I have a self-opinion.<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>You have yourself an opinion.<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>What a grand difference<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>in a single interval \u2013 from here<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>to me.<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>From Brooklyn<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>to Reykjavik.<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Well,<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>haven\u2019t I deserved it<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>upon such a distance,<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>mister opponent of mine,<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>ubiquitous erudite, you?<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Haven\u2019t I deserved it:<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>to climb the spiral stairs<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>up top and seal myself<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>inside my rook-shaped house?<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong>Ivan Landzhev: a young, fresh voice from Bulgaria. It will be interesting to follow his future development as an author.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mytwostotinki.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Landzhev.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-708\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mytwostotinki.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Landzhev.jpg\" alt=\"Landzhev\" width=\"153\" height=\"245\" data-wp-pid=\"708\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mytwostotinki.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Landzhev.jpg 153w, https:\/\/www.mytwostotinki.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Landzhev-124x200.jpg 124w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 153px) 100vw, 153px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u0418\u0432\u0430\u043d\u00a0\u041b\u0430\u043d\u0434\u0436\u0435\u0432: \u041f\u043e \u0432\u0438\u043d\u0430 \u043d\u0430 \u0411\u043e\u0431\u0438 \u0424\u0438\u0448\u0435\u0440 (Ivan Landzhev: Blame It on Bobby Fischer), Siela, Sofia 2012<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>The English translations are by the\u00a0the poet. The translations\u00a0<em>Authors Cited\u00a0<\/em>and <em>Not Before What Happened<\/em> were published 2011 in <a title=\"Granta 128\" href=\"http:\/\/http:\/\/www.granta.com\/New-Writing\/Not-Before-What-Happened\" target=\"_blank\">Granta 128<\/a>. The two other translations were published on <a title=\"Versoteque.com\" href=\"http:\/\/http:\/\/www.versoteque.com\/en\/author\/ivan-landzhev\/\" target=\"_blank\">Versoteque.com<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<pre><strong>\u00a9 Thomas H\u00fcbner\u00a0and mytwostotinki.com, 2014. Unauthorized use and\/or duplication of this material without expressed and written permission from this blog\u2019s author and\/or owner is strictly prohibited. Excerpts and links may be used, provided that full and clear credit is given to Thomas H\u00fcbner\u00a0and mytwostotinki.com with appropriate and specific direction to the original content.<\/strong><\/pre>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><div class=\"dmrights_badge\">\r\n\t\t<script type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n\t\t\tcatalogCode = \"AAA-1100-01\"\t\t\r\n \t\t<\/script> \r\n\t\t<div id=\"DMR-seal\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t<script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"http:\/\/ipregistry_wp.dmrights.com\/dmr.js\"><\/script>\r\n\t\t<\/div><br \/>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A little bit more poetry will be a nice addition to this blog from time to time. And since I am at it to introduce a few internationally not yet very well-known Bulgarian poets here, I am presenting another young contemporary poet today with a few examples of his art. 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