"A guestly turn to darkness"
Celan, Youssef, Beckett, Stevens, Clifton, Rukeyser, Ko Un
Paul Celan (trans. Pierre Joris):
Saadi Youssef (trans. Khaled Mattawa):
Samuel Beckett:
Wallace Stevens:
Lucille Clifton:
Muriel Rukeyser:
Ko Un (trans. Clare You and Richard Silberg):
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