The Conservative Cave
Interests => Hobbies => The Book Club => Topic started by: Chris_ on September 11, 2012, 03:39:28 PM
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Mary Jo Bang has written a modern translation of Dante's Inferno. It's very good.
“The banners of the King of Hell come forth,â€
My teacher said, “and straight at us.
Look ahead and see if you can see him.â€
Like when a thick fog lifts, or like at dusk
In the western world when one can just make out the hint
Of a wind turbine turning in the distance,
I thought I saw some mechanistic device like that; then,
Due to the wind, I ducked behind my teacher,
Since there was no other shelter.
I was now—and I’m filled with dread as I write these lines—
Where the shades were completely covered, visible
Through the ice like bits of straw trapped in glass.
BOMB Magazine (http://bombsite.com/issues/119/articles/6445)
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Sounds good. Sorry I didn't notice sooner. I'll add it to my list.