"A something overtakes the mind—we do not hear it coming"
Wright, Dickinson, Kelly, Pritchard, Spicer, Šalamun, Celan
Charles Wright:
Emily Dickinson:
Brigit Pegeen Kelly:
N.H. Pritchard:
Jack Spicer:
Tomaž Šalamun (trans. Michael Biggins):
Paul Celan (trans. Rosmarie Waldrop):
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