"shedding blue tassels over the land"
Gelman, Parra, Bolaño, Berenguer, Neruda, Melo Neto, Meireles, Lispector
Juan Gelman (trans. Hardie St. Martin):
Nicanor Parra (trans. Miller Williams):
Roberto Bolaño (trans. Laura Healy):
Amanda Berenguer (trans. Urayoán Noel):
Pablo Neruda (trans. W.S. Merwin):
João Cabral de Melo Neto (trans. James Wright):
Cecília Meireles (trans. James Merrill):
Clarice Lispector (trans. Earl Fitz and Elizabeth Lowe):
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