"Like birds, and yet so human"
Miłosz, Harper, Pastan, Herbert, Edson
Czesław Miłosz (tr. from Polish by Czesław Miłosz):
Michael S. Harper:
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Linda Pastan:
Zbigniew Herbert (tr. from Polish by Alissa Valles):
Russel Edson:
Albert Ayler, “Angels,” rec. 1966:
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I've always loved that Edson poem; I read it again and again. And all the rest are wonderful too.
Wow. All of it. Transcendent.