This  week I am posting from Sanur in Bali about a Czech Poet. I recently discovered the Czech poet, Miroslav Holub (1923-1998). Holub was poet and an immunologist. His poetic work was heavily influenced by his experiences as an Immunologist, writing many poems using his scientific knowledge to create poetic effect.  Holub prioritized his profession as a scientist over his writing. His poetry was predominantly unrhymed, making translation easier and more accurate. Renowned Irish poet,  Seamus Heaney described Holub’s writing as 'A laying bare of things, not so much the skull beneath the skin, more the brain beneath the skull; the shape of relationships, politics, history; the rhythms of affections and disaffection; the ebb and flow of faith, hope, violence, art.' In 1988 English poet  and writer, Ted Hughes referred to Holub as, 'One of the half dozen most important poets writing anywhere.'  High praise indeed... Here for your reading pleasure is one of Miroslav...