"the container cannot contain the thing contained anymore"
Zagajewski, Kovner, Herakleitos, Dugan, Waldman
Adam Zagajewski (tr. from Polish by Lillian Vallee):
Abba Kovner (tr. from Hebrew by Eddie Levenston):
Herakleitos (tr. from Greek by Guy Davenport):
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Alan Dugan:
Anne Waldman:
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Kovner! 💔❤