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9/25/2007
Translating Poetry
While discussing the translation of poetry on a mailing list usually devoted to guns, politics and religion a former associate and current good friend of mine, Andrew Lagemann, wrote an interesting essay. First some backdrop
The original writer wrote
But one can translate Japanese poetry very effectively.
Poetry that focuses on capturing a moment, as Japanese poetry often
does, is often effectively translated.
Andrew responded with the following