"into her upper airs"
Sappho, Celan, Świetlicki, Ishiguro, Levis, Ponsot
Sappho (trans. Anne Carson):
Paul Celan:
A poem is solitary and on its way.
Marcin Świetlicki (trans. Elżbieta Wócik-Leese):
Kazuo Ishiguro:
Larry Levis:
Marie Ponsot:
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