Diet
Prawns give you
dry corneas
grease brings you
out in spots
pancakes lie too
heavy in your belly
streaky bacon
isn’t good for the heart
fish isn’t good
for the butcher
chicken isn’t good
for the chicken
meat rissoles
aren’t good for anything
avoid sago soup if
you’re pregnant
avoid onions if
you’re married
sweet is sinful
sour is dangerous
salt shortens your
life
bitter spins it
out
jam gives you
floppy ears
hash makes your
swimming bladder contract
egg makes your
arms go lopsided
cheese affects
your sense of smell
horseradish
affects your taste
biscuits affect
your hearing
radishes restrict
your horizon
peas halt your
development
cauliflower blocks
the view
breakfast spoils
your appetite
night snacks whet
it
food isn’t good
for the stomach
life is unhealthy
gulp
gulp
gulp
THANKS FOR THESE ANDERSEN POEMS— NEVER UNDERSTOOD WHY MORE USA POETS AND READERS NEVER PICKED UP ON HIM FOR HIS CHARM AND COMIC PERSONA AND ACCESSIBILITY . . .
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ReplyDeletethere are more benny andersen poems o the blog - check the index for upload dates.
the most famous work he has written is 'svantes viser' (08.09.12) a saga of an alcoholic swede trapped in denmark, with songs sung by poul dissing. check youtube for songs. he is by far the most-read poet in denmark, and his collected poems come in a massive tome of almost 1200 pages.
thanks, I am going to do a post about Andersen on my blog, and will link to your index . . . I used to urge my students to read the Alexander Taylor translations from Princeton published in 1975 . . . that book and another called "Cosmopolitan in Denmark" (trans Cynthia La Touche Andersen) are the only ones I know ... but what USA readers love in Billy Collins for example is also there full blast in Andersen, and if an astute USA publisher would see that and do a large selection in English . . . it seems like the small presses are only interested in trans of "avantgarde" poets, and the large presses don't care . . .
ReplyDeletei'm afraid i don't know. the only recordings i have heard are the 'svantes viser' ones.
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