28 Portuguese Poets. A Bilingual Anthology (Dedalus Press) Jamie Mckendrick richly textured lines

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It is no coincidence that the poet Volker von Törne was

It might even be the best translation of any poem I've ever seen

they were politely served coffee and sent back to the city

‘The poet and novelist Forrest Gander

28 Portuguese Poets. A Bilingual Anthology (Dedalus Press) Jamie Mckendrick richly textured linesThis major bilingual anthology, edited and introduced by Richard Zenith, and with English translations by Richard Zenith and Alexis Levitin, introduces the work of 28 Portuguese poets (beginning with Fernando Pessoa and his heteronyms), and reveals a richly varied body of verse that is at once a place of departure and exploration as well as, in the words of Alexandre ONeills Portugal, an ongoing discussion with myself. Among the poets included are