"since I myself stand in my own way"
Klink, Parra, Bowman, Szymborska, Plath, Scott
Joanna Klink:
Nicanor Parra (tr. from Spanish by David Unger, Patricio Lerzundi, and Lynne Van Voorhis):
Catherine Bowman:
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Wisława Szymborska (tr. from Polish by Clare Cavanagh and Stanisław Barańczak):
Sylvia Plath, February 24, 1957:
Jimmy Scott, “Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word,” rec. 1998:
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All beautiful, but none more than the JImmy Scott. A master, till the end.