Celan

British  

/ ˈsɛlæn /

noun

1. Paul, real name Paul Antschel. 1920–70, Romanian Jewish poet, writing in German, whose work reflects the experience of Nazi persecution

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Example Sentences

Dr. Langer agreed with writers, many of them Holocaust victims, including Primo Levi, Paul Celan and Tadeusz Borowski, who resisted easy explanations for their experience.

From New York Times

Your attention to the indeterminate and obscured brings to mind another source, the poet Paul Celan, who wrote: “Speaks true who speaks shadows.”

From Los Angeles Times

These range from the kabbalah to perhaps his favored poet, Paul Celan.

From New York Times

She mentioned Primo Levi, Paul Celan, Jean Améry, writers who survived the Holocaust and then killed themselves years later, and her eyes welled up.

From New York Times

Based on the poetry of Paul Celan, the show features Tines and countertenor Anthony Roth Costanzo along with soprano Julia Bullock and tenor Paul Appleby.

From Washington Post