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Full-Text Articles in Poetry
Two Poems, Lauren Coyne
On Tasso In Prison By Charles Baudelaire, Sharon Fish Mooney
On Tasso In Prison By Charles Baudelaire, Sharon Fish Mooney
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Translation of and commentary on Baudelaire's "On Tasso in Prison," which is an ekphrastic poem after Delacroix's painting of the same name.
Four Poems By Toshiko Hirata, Eric Hyett, Spencer Thurlow
Four Poems By Toshiko Hirata, Eric Hyett, Spencer Thurlow
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Translations of "Is It February?" "Is It March?" "Is It November Again?" and "Is It December Again?"
Lullaby By Rainer Maria Rilke And Amen By Georg Trakl, Wally Swist
Lullaby By Rainer Maria Rilke And Amen By Georg Trakl, Wally Swist
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No abstract provided.
Drops From Black Candles By Abdallah Zrika, Mike Baynham
Drops From Black Candles By Abdallah Zrika, Mike Baynham
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English translation of Abdallah Zrika's "Drops from black candles" accompanied by an essay on the translation process which includes consideration of Laâbi's French translation of the same poem.
While Dreaming, While Writing (Excerpt) By Max Alhau, Patrick Williamson
While Dreaming, While Writing (Excerpt) By Max Alhau, Patrick Williamson
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A free rendering of Max Alhau's "While dreaming, while writing," with commentary. The original source text is included.
Corona By Paul Celan, David Capps
Five Poems By Michael Krüger, Louise Stoehr
Two Poems By Charles Baudelaire, Arnold Johnston
Two Poems By Charles Baudelaire, Arnold Johnston
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Arnold Johnston's translations of Baudelaire's "The Lovely Ship" and "Invitation to the Voyage."
Blue Crystal By Martha Hofmann, Paul J. Shlichta
Blue Crystal By Martha Hofmann, Paul J. Shlichta
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A translation of a German poem by Martha Hofmann into English verse. The commentary includes a brief biography of Hofmann and a link to additional information.
Two Poems By Nohad Salameh, Susanna Lang
Two Poems By Nohad Salameh, Susanna Lang
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Susanna Lang's translations of Nohad Salameh's "I Greet You, My Twin" and "Dance of the One/the Moon."
Four Sonnets By Feng Zhi, Emily Goedde
Four Sonnets By Feng Zhi, Emily Goedde
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Translation of Feng Zhi's Sonnets 6, 12, 16, and 18 by Emily Goedde.
Six Poems By Safiye Can, Marilya V. Reese
Six Poems By Safiye Can, Marilya V. Reese
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Translations into English of six pieces of poetry by Safiye Can, Circassian-German poet from Offenbach.
P.E.N member Safiye Can pronounced like John), award-winning and best-selling Circassian poet from Offenbach, is a German citizen. Can studied philosophy, psychoanalysis and law at the Goethe-Universität in Frankfurt am Main and is the recent recipient of two prestigious literary prizes (Else Lasker-Schüler Poetry prize and Alfred-Müller-Felsenburg Prize for Civil Courage in Literature). Can’s work examining the place of the individual in society reframes concepts of home and belonging. Safiye Can was featured at the 20th annual, week-long Leselenz, Germany’s largest non-urban literary …
From The Villa By Lucretius, James E. Fowler
From The Villa By Lucretius, James E. Fowler
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"From the Villa" is an epistolary poem in hexameters whose argument is loosely based on the Lucretius's De Rerum Natura. It is addressed to Lucretius's putative dedicatee/patron Gaius Memmius, a contemporary politician and poet.
The Zhongyuan Festival At West Lake By Zhang Dai And Two Poems By Tan Yuanchun, Andrew Gudgel
The Zhongyuan Festival At West Lake By Zhang Dai And Two Poems By Tan Yuanchun, Andrew Gudgel
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A translation of an excerpt from the late Ming Dynasty essayist Zhang Dai's "The Zhongyuan Festival at West Lake" and two poems by the Ming Dynasty poet and writer Tan Yuanchun.
Foreword, Molly Lynde-Recchia
Transference Vol. 8, Fall 2020, Molly Lynde-Recchia
Transference Vol. 8, Fall 2020, Molly Lynde-Recchia
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No abstract provided.
Snowstorm In Southern Tlön, Joshua T. Parks
Snowstorm In Southern Tlön, Joshua T. Parks
The Hilltop Review
This is a wintry poem inspired by the nounless language of Jorge Luis Borges's fictional planet Tlön. It describes a snowstorm using only verbal forms and function words. It also hints at the timelessness of Tlön's philosophical idealism and the tendency of nature to disregard human boundaries.
A Selection From The Chieko Poems By Takamura Kōtarō, Leanne Ogasawara
A Selection From The Chieko Poems By Takamura Kōtarō, Leanne Ogasawara
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No abstract provided.
Four Poems From House Of Razor Blades By Linda Maria Baros, Kathryn Kimball
Four Poems From House Of Razor Blades By Linda Maria Baros, Kathryn Kimball
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No abstract provided.
Four Poems By Dieurat Clervoyant, Elizabeth Dodd
Four Poems By Dieurat Clervoyant, Elizabeth Dodd
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Poems by Haitian poet in exile Dieurat Clervoyant, translated from the French by Elizabeth Dodd.
An Axe Falling On A Blind Statue By Mohamed Fouad, Nina Youkhanna
An Axe Falling On A Blind Statue By Mohamed Fouad, Nina Youkhanna
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No abstract provided.
Autumn By Jules Breton, Sharon Fish Mooney
Autumn By Jules Breton, Sharon Fish Mooney
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Translation of Autumn by Jules Breton with commentary.
The Shoulders And The Burden By Abdellatif Laâbi, Allan Johnston, Guillemette C. Johnston
The Shoulders And The Burden By Abdellatif Laâbi, Allan Johnston, Guillemette C. Johnston
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English translation of poem by Moroccan poet Abdellatif Laâbi.
Four Prose Poems By Ramy Al-Asheq, Levi Thompson
Foreword, Molly Lynde-Recchia
Transference Vol. 7, Fall 2019
Transference Vol. 7, Fall 2019
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Complete issue with covers of Transference Vol. 7, Fall 2019
'Art' They Can't See, Lines, Anatomy Of Decomposing, October On Danford Creek, Wing Bone, And Taxidermy, Kailyn J. Dekker
'Art' They Can't See, Lines, Anatomy Of Decomposing, October On Danford Creek, Wing Bone, And Taxidermy, Kailyn J. Dekker
The Hilltop Review
The following document includes a selection and submission for the Hilltop Review. Within the file the reader will find five (5) poems and one (1) micro fiction piece. The poems are titled 'Art' They Can't See, Lines, Anatomy of Decomposing, October on Danford Creek, and Wing Bone. These poems incorporate darkness, illness, social issues, and a manifestation and exploration of the human condition. The Microfiction text titled Taxidermy, details the interaction between two siblings showcasing the younger sister's mental illness by detailing the delusional and obsessive behavior of this character.
These texts have been workshopped …
Laws Of Genetics, Sydney N. Sheltz-Kempf
Three Poems From The Fabric Of The Universe By Andrée Chedid, Kathryn L. Kimball
Three Poems From The Fabric Of The Universe By Andrée Chedid, Kathryn L. Kimball
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Translated from French by Kathryn Kimball:
- Still Here Passing Through
- Growing Old VI
- Dying IV