"forests of stupefying gloom"
József, Hughes, Goldbarth, Hertmans, Pollock
Attila József (tr. from Hungarian by Peter Hargitai):
Langston Hughes:
Albert Goldbarth:
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Stefan Hertmans (tr. from Dutch by Donald Gardner):
James Pollock:
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The Stefan Hertmans (tr. from Dutch by Donald Gardner) took me back to my grandmother's kitchen where I learned to preserve, then to my pantry where I continue the tradition, highlighting the gifts and scars of being a woman.
barbershop, a pyramid of cream like a pharaoh's footprint...
love that line
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The image of Saint Peter in glasses (It is from the 15th century.)