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Stephen Mitchell Reads Richard WIlbur

The New Yorker: Poetry

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Exploration of Translation and Listening in Poetry

This chapter explores the intricate process of translation by drawing parallels between the original poet's act of listening to create a poem and the translator's ability to listen to both the original text and its essence to craft a meaningful English rendition.

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