"will they keep you warm?"
Larkin, Krynicki, Merwin, Seferis, Brautigan, di Prima
Philip Larkin:
Ryszard Krynicki (trans. from Polish by Alissa Valles):
Malay figure (trans. by W.S. Merwin):
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George Seferis (trans. from Greek by Walter Kaiser):
Richard Brautigan:
Diane di Prima:
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