The Lockert Library of Poetry in Translation (58 books)

The Lockert Library of Poetry in Translation embraces a wide geographic and temporal range, from the Tang dynasty to modern-day Europe, from Latin America to the subcontinent of India. Throughout its long and distinguished history the series has provided a forum for first-rate literary translations by translators of various backgrounds working in a variety of modes. The series, nearly all of whose titles are bilingual editions, calls attention to some of the most widely praised poetry available today.

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1	C.P. Cavafy: Collected Poems by Constantinos P. Cavafy 4.43 avg rating — 5,504 ratings score: 196, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	The Translator of Desires: Poems (The Lockert Library of Poetry in Translation Book 150) by Ibn ʿArabi 3.89 avg rating — 320 ratings score: 193, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	The Complete Elegies of Sextus Propertius by Propertius 3.94 avg rating — 728 ratings score: 185, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4	Poems Under Saturn / Poèmes saturniens by Paul Verlaine 4.05 avg rating — 3,602 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5	Angelos Sikelianos: Selected Poems by Angelos Sikelianos 4.12 avg rating — 48 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6	The Dream of the Poem: Hebrew Poetry from Muslim and Christian Spain, 950-1492 by Peter Cole (Translator) 4.32 avg rating — 97 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7	Selected Poems of Giovanni Pascoli (The Lockert Library of Poetry in Translation Book 133) by Giovanni Pascoli 4.29 avg rating — 17 ratings score: 97, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8	After Callimachus: Poems (The Lockert Library of Poetry in Translation Book 138) by Stephanie Burt (Goodreads Author) 4.30 avg rating — 27 ratings score: 95, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9	Puerilities: Erotic Epigrams of The Greek Anthology by Daryl Hine (Translator) 4.13 avg rating — 30 ratings score: 93, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	The Late Poems of Meng Chiao (The Lockert Library of Poetry in Translation Book 44) by Meng Chiao 4.09 avg rating — 56 ratings score: 92, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11	Benny Anderson: Selected Poems by Benny Anderson 3.75 avg rating — 4 ratings score: 91, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12	The Poetess Counts to 100 and Bows Out: Selected Poems by Ana Enriqueta Terán (The Lockert Library of Poetry in Translation Book 51) by Ana Enriqueta Terán 3.67 avg rating — 21 ratings score: 90, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
13	In Hora Mortis / Under the Iron of the Moon: Poems (Lockert Library of Poetry in Translation) (The Lockert Library of Poetry in Translation Book 55) by Thomas Bernhard 3.49 avg rating — 67 ratings score: 89, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
14	Selected Poems of Solomon Ibn Gabirol (The Lockert Library of Poetry in Translation Book 48) by Solomon ibn Gabirol 4.07 avg rating — 27 ratings score: 88, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
15	Final Matters: Selected Poems, 2004-2010 (The Lockert Library of Poetry in Translation Book 136) by Szilárd Borbély 4.18 avg rating — 11 ratings score: 86, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
16	Hymns and Fragments by Friedrich Hölderlin 4.42 avg rating — 228 ratings score: 85, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
17	Selected Poems of Shmuel HaNagid (The Lockert Library of Poetry in Translation Book 43) by Shmuel HaNagid 4.09 avg rating — 23 ratings score: 83, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
18	"The Survivor" and Other Poems by Tadeusz Różewicz really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 16 ratings score: 82, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
19	Sounds, Feelings, Thoughts: Seventy Poems by Wisława Szymborska by Wisława Szymborska 4.39 avg rating — 396 ratings score: 81, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
20	Hymns and Fragments by Friedrich Hölderlin 4.42 avg rating — 228 ratings score: 80, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
21	Brocade River Poems: Selected Works of the Tang Dynasty Courtesan by Xue Tao 4.10 avg rating — 58 ratings score: 79, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
22	C.P. Cavafy: Collected Poems by Constantinos P. Cavafy 4.43 avg rating — 5,504 ratings score: 78, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
23	A Child Is Not a Knife: Selected Poems of Göran Sonnevi by Göran Sonnevi 3.57 avg rating — 21 ratings score: 77, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
24	George Seferis: Collected Poems, 1924-1955 by George Seferis 4.34 avg rating — 435 ratings score: 76, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
25	Selected Poems of Shmuel HaNagid by Shmuel HaNagid 4.09 avg rating — 23 ratings score: 75, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
26	The Late Poems of Meng Chiao by Meng Chiao 4.09 avg rating — 56 ratings score: 74, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
27	Leopardi: Selected Poems by Giacomo Leopardi 4.12 avg rating — 217 ratings score: 73, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
28	The Complete Odes and Satires of Horace by Horatius 3.79 avg rating — 24 ratings score: 72, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
29	Selected Poems by Solomon ibn Gabirol 4.07 avg rating — 27 ratings score: 71, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
30	Puerilities: Erotic Epigrams of The Greek Anthology by Anonymous 4.13 avg rating — 30 ratings score: 70, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
31	Night Journey by María Negroni 4.19 avg rating — 98 ratings score: 69, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
32	The Poetess Counts to 100 and Bows Out: Selected Poems by Ana Enriqueta Terán by Ana Enriqueta Terán 3.67 avg rating — 21 ratings score: 68, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
33	Nothing is Lost: Selected Poems by Edvard Kocbek 4.24 avg rating — 17 ratings score: 67, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
34	In Hora Mortis / Under the Iron of the Moon by Thomas Bernhard 3.49 avg rating — 67 ratings score: 66, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
35	Enough to Say It's Far: Selected Poems by Chaesam Pak 4.05 avg rating — 40 ratings score: 65, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
36	The Greener Meadow: Selected Poems by Luciano Erba 3.17 avg rating — 6 ratings score: 64, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
37	The Collected Lyric Poems of Luís de Camões by Luís de Camões 4.26 avg rating — 313 ratings score: 63, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
38	Poèmes saturniens by Paul Verlaine 4.05 avg rating — 3,602 ratings score: 62, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
39	The True Subject:: Selected Poems of Faiz Ahmed Faiz. by Faiz Ahmad Faiz 4.22 avg rating — 40 ratings score: 61, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
40	Versuri (Versuri, #1) by Tudor Arghezi 3.94 avg rating — 251 ratings score: 60, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
41	Ritsos in Parentheses by Yiannis Ritsos 4.39 avg rating — 33 ratings score: 59, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
42	Birds and Other Relations: Selected Poetry of Dezső Tandori by Dezső Tandori really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 3 ratings score: 58, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
43	Songs of Something Else: Selected Poems by Gunnar Ekelöf 4.03 avg rating — 30 ratings score: 57, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
44	The Suppliants by Aeschylus 3.43 avg rating — 1,954 ratings score: 56, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
45	Harsh World and Other Poems by Ángel González really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 10 ratings score: 55, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
46	The Translator of Desires: Poems by Ibn ʿArabi 3.89 avg rating — 320 ratings score: 54, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
47	After Callimachus: Poems by Stephanie Burt (Goodreads Author) 4.30 avg rating — 27 ratings score: 53, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
48	Selected Poems of Giovanni Pascoli by Giovanni Pascoli 4.29 avg rating — 17 ratings score: 52, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
49	Final Matters: Selected Poems, 2004-2010 by Szilárd Borbély 4.18 avg rating — 11 ratings score: 51, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
50	I colloqui. Liriche by Guido Gozzano 4.09 avg rating — 90 ratings score: 50, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
51	The Difficult Days by Roberto Sosa 4.11 avg rating — 18 ratings score: 49, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
52	Salamander: Selected Poems of Robert Marteau by Robert Marteau 3.80 avg rating — 5 ratings score: 48, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
53	Benny Andersen: Selected Poems by Benny Andersen 4.33 avg rating — 3 ratings score: 47, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
54	The Dawn is Always New: Selected Poetry of Rocco Scotellaro by Rocco Scotellaro 3.20 avg rating — 5 ratings score: 46, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
55	My Name on the Wind: Selected Poems by Michael Palma 3.65 avg rating — 17 ratings score: 45, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
56	Selected Later Poems by Marie Luise Kaschnitz 3.94 avg rating — 16 ratings score: 44, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
57	Selected Poetry by Andrea Zanzotto 3.80 avg rating — 15 ratings score: 43, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
58	Collected poems of Lucio Piccolo by Lucio Piccolo liked it 3.00 avg rating — 1 rating score: 42, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars