"Fuzzles through slender crescent leaves"
Cavafy, Mueller, Win, Kovner, Moore, Koch
C.P. Cavafy (tr. from Greek by Edmund Keeley and Philip Sherrard):
Lisel Mueller:
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Maw Shein Win:
Abba Kovner (tr. from Hebrew by Eddie Levenston):
Marianne Moore:
Kenneth Koch:
The Breeders, “Drivin’ on 9,” rec. June 2024:
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who knew! I can't pick a favorite, but I will come back again (and again) to this group of words.. Nine times?