February 1, 2007

Circumference: Poetry in Translation 5 (2006). 167 pages. $10.

This came in the mail yesterday and I am still working my way through these translations of poems from around the world. One immediately striking section is the "Homophonic Feature" which collects 15 Zukofskyesque sound transltions of 2 poems (134-51). This feature let's the reader see how different poets hear & utilize the sounds of language. Very interesting.