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Derek Bartholomew
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This is a superb anthology so far.
I have fallen in love with Neruda all over again, marveled at the poetry and the power of artists I hadn’t heard of before, and discovered that Borges may be a better poet than a prose writer: Don’t attack me! I liked Labyrinths too.
My Spanish is atrocious; but I am pleased with the side-by-side translations because it helps me follow the meter of the original.
— Aug 21, 2026 03:02PM
I have fallen in love with Neruda all over again, marveled at the poetry and the power of artists I hadn’t heard of before, and discovered that Borges may be a better poet than a prose writer: Don’t attack me! I liked Labyrinths too.
My Spanish is atrocious; but I am pleased with the side-by-side translations because it helps me follow the meter of the original.
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Derek Bartholomew
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A nice compilation: With the exception of some of the moderns and Jose Marti, I have never read these poets.
Some of the translators are quite surprising: I’ve already come across translations from Samuel Beckett and Ursula K. Le Guin.
— Aug 12, 2026 11:09AM
Some of the translators are quite surprising: I’ve already come across translations from Samuel Beckett and Ursula K. Le Guin.