"A stream of enchantments"
Desnos, Adonis, Ridge, Rimbaud, Gilbert
Robert Desnos (tr. from French by Michael Benedikt):
Adonis (tr. from Arabic by Khaled Mattawa):
Lola Ridge:
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Arthur Rimbaud (tr. from French by Wyatt Mason):
Jack Gilbert:
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...jesus, Sean. That Desnos poem. Fuck. Immediately stealing (with, of course, acknowledgement of this Substack).