The Dark Wood: Canto I of Dante’s Inferno, Translated by Stephen Binns
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‘Whoever Am I?’: Poetry by Prudentius, Translated from Latin by Margaret Coats
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A Translation of the German National Anthem, by James A. Tweedie
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A Poem for Labor Day and Others by Christine de Pisan, Translated by Margaret Coats
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Dante Enters Hell: Canto III of Inferno, Translated by Stephen Binns
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‘A Curse Against a Thief’ from the Carmina Burana, Translated by Joseph S. Salemi
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‘Carmen’: A Poem by Théophile Gautier, Translated by Bruce Phenix
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May Songs from Miracle Plays, Translated by Margaret Coats
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Spring Poems from the Tang Dynasty (A.D. 618-907), Translated by Evan Mantyk
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‘The Nymph’ by Góngora and Other Poetry by Nervo and Vega, Translated by Alan Steinle
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‘O Darling Turtledove’ and Other Poems by Tasso, Translated by Daniel Howard
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‘In the Woods’ by Eduard Mörike, Translated by Alan Steinle
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The Monster Geryon: Canto XVII of Dante’s Inferno, Translated by Stephen Binns
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Our Faith Is What?—Canto XXIV of Dante’s Paradise, Translated by Stephen Binns
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Death in Life, Life in Death: Canto XXXIII of Inferno, Translated by Stephen Binns
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‘The Navy’ and Other Love Poems by Paul Fort, Translated by Joshua C. Frank
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Book Review: Selected Verse of Émile Nelligan: Québec’s Great Lyric Poet, by Ian Allaby
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The Lowest Heaven: Canto III of Paradise, Translated by Stephen Binns
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Wings of Desire: Canto I of Paradise, Translated by Stephen Binns
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Nicely spotted and well done!
These are wonderfully lucid and well-crafted quatrains that might otherwise have been a tedious religionist sermon on divinity, belief, salvation,…
A tour de force of imagination and poetic skill. , Rohini. I especially like how the river is afraid to…
Beautiful use of your gardening and outdoor background to create "atmosphere" for your imagery, C.B.
Such a joyful poem Margaret. Full of bracing images. You have added to St. Francis’ legacy. He is smiling.
