Exploring Translation Liberties in Poetry

The speaker initially explored translation liberties in poetry inspired by a found poem with three lines of the Inferno using 47 translations. The success with the Inferno led to doubts about undertaking Purgatory but eventually translated it too. Enjoying games, the speaker found translating Purgatory fun like a game. However, the speaker found the translation process enjoyable but noted the challenges in preparing detailed notes, which required a different mindset and could become tedious.