"Why do people lie to one another?"
Akhmatova, Desnos, James, Grossman, Emanuel, Ponsot
Anna Akhmatova (trans. Stanley Kunitz):
Robert Desnos (trans. Timothy Adès):
Thomas James:
Allen Grossman:
James A. Emanuel:
Marie Ponsot:
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