"As if they could not hoist themselves"
Šalamun, Kapil, Dickinson, Dixon, Meyers
Tomaž Šalamun (tr. from Slovenian by Michael Thomas Taren):
Bhanu Kapil:
Emily Dickinson:
This slow Day moved / along - / I heard its axles / go / As if they could not
hoist themselves / They hated motion so - / I told my soul to / come - /
It was no use to wait - / We went and played / and came again / And it was out of sight
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Melvin Dixon:
Bert Meyers:
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I could use some suggestions/questions to help me see further into the Tomaz Salamun poem, "Slow Motion".
Thanks,
Laura