Poems by Nina Cassian
Temptation by Nina Cassian
December 13, 2025
“your shoulder blades will ache for want of wings.” — Nina Cassian
Nina Cassian (1924-2014), also known as Renée Annie Cassian-Mătăsaru, a Romanian Jewish poet, was born on this day 98 years ago, in Galați, Romania. Besides writing poetry, she also translated modernist works of great writers from many languages, created children’s books, composed music, painted, and was a journalist. (Source)