"Why upset others and oneself?"
Holm, Sziengel, Espada, Mistral, Merwin
Bill Holm:
Władysław Sziengel (tr. from Polish by Samuel Kassow):
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Martín Espada:
Gabriela Mistral (tr. from Spanish by Ursula K. Le Guin):
W.S. Merwin:
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Thanks Sean- I’m behind on these but catching up ! Hope you and yours are ok.
Love this series, Sean — that Martín Espada poem, my heart!
I’m thinking of you during this difficult and complicated time. Thank you for keeping the poems coming. —Mari🍁