Esther Kinsky is a German-born poet, writer, photographer and literary translator. She is the author of seven prose books and seven books of poetry. Her most recent publication in English is Grove, translated by Caroline Schmidt.
‘But what is an unencumbered gaze? And where does it begin to see?’
Esther Kinsky introduces a photoessay by Muhammad Salah.
‘Estuary English, the tongue of the river mouth, open vowels, clipped syllables that nonetheless spilled into one: I found it hard to listen to. The words snapped at my ears: malicious fish.’
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