"dragons transforming themselves"
Parra, Cortázar, Rilke, Różewicz, Akhmatova, Amichai, Hyesoon
Nicanor Parra (trans. W.S. Merwin):
Julio Cortázar (trans. Paul Blackburn):
Rainer Maria Rilke (trans. Joan Burnham):
Tadeusz Różewicz (trans. Victor Contoski):
Anna Akhmatova (trans. Judith Hemschemeyer):
Yehuda Amichai (trans. Chana Bloch and Stephen Mitchell):
Kim Hyesoon (trans. Don Mee Choi):
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