"Grace is still a secret"
Kiš, Sappho, Marlis, Keats, Dickinson, Ritsos
Danilo Kiš (trans. from Serbo-Croatian by Michael Henry Heim):
Sappho (trans. from Greek by Anne Carson):
Stefanie Marlis:
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John Keats, January 23, 1818:
Emily Dickinson:
Yannis Ritsos (trans. from Greek by Kimon Friar):
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