Translation came naturally to me because as a child I was translated from Germany to Britain.

I was invited to Romania at least once, but was warned that I should not be free to travel where I pleased in the country, but should be more or less confined …

I suppose that I am a very serious poet - except for satirical verse, which I have also been compelled to write, though much of it may be inferior to my more s…

It is impossible for a poet to characterize his own work. From other people I gather that I am a gloomy poet, if not a tragic one.