Life and death, painting and poem

The Starry Night, painted by Van Gogh, was translated into a poem by Anne Sexton. In the painting a dramatic night sky, a bewildered black tree and a sleeping town is visible. Inspired by this, the poet focuses on life and death, the silence of the town, the bright starry night and the desire for dying in this starry night. Through intermedial translation, we can wonder if the mental symbolism of the painting has been lost in translation.