Thursday, 1 October 2009

lnhammer: the Chinese character for poetry, red on white background (Default)
It’s that the starting
   Of each rhyme
Implies a parting
   Some other line

That feels so wrong:
   I can’t pretend
For very long
   That it won’t end.

—4 May 1995, 23 February 1996

I remember nothing about the writing of this one. I'm still fond of it.

---L.

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As language practice, I like to translate poetry. My current project is Chinese, with practice focused on Tang Dynasty poetry. Previously this was classical Japanese, most recently working through the Kokinshu anthology (archived here). Suggestions, corrections, and questions always welcome.

There's also original pomes in the journal archives.

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