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Ancient Greek Epigram translations by Michael R. Burch
by Michael R. Burch

Ancient Greek Epigram translations by Michael R. Burch

These are translations of ancient Greek epigrams by Michael R. Burch. The ancient Greek poets translated include female poets like Anyte, Erinna, Nossis and Sappho, as well as famous male poets like Aeschylus, Anacreon, Antipater of Sidon, Callimachus, Glaucus, Homer, Ibykos, Leonidas of Tarentum, Plato, Simonides, Sophocles



How valiant he lies tonight: great is his Monument!
Yet Ares cares not, neither does War relent.
by Anacreon, loose translation/interpretation by Michael R. Burch


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Takaha Shugyo translations by Michael R. Burch
by Michael R. Burch

Takaha Shugyo haiku and tanka translations

Takaha Shugyo (1930-) was born in Japan's mountainous Yamagata Prefecture and began writing haiku at age fifteen. He studied with Yamaguchi Seishi and Akimoto Fujio, won the Young Poet's Award in 1965, then went on to found the haiku magazine KARI in 1978.

Oh, fallen camellias,
if I were you,
I'd leap into the torrent!
―Takaha Shugyo, loose translation/interpretation by Michael R. Burch

A single tree

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Rilke Translations by Michael R. Burch
by Michael R. Burch

These are my modern English translations of poems by Rainer Maria Rilke...

Herbsttag ("Autumn Day")
by Rainer Maria Rilke
loose translation/interpretation by Michael R. Burch

Lord, it is time. Let the immense summer go.
Lay your long shadows over the sundials
and over the meadows, let the free winds blow.
Command the late fruits to fatten and shine;

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Ancient Greek Epigram translations by Michael R. Burch
by Michael R. Burch

Ancient Greek Epigram translations by Michael R. Burch

These are translations of ancient Greek epigrams by Michael R. Burch. The ancient Greek poets translated include female poets like Anyte, Erinna, Nossis and Sappho, as well as famous male poets like Aeschylus, Anacreon, Antipater of Sidon, Callimachus, Glaucus, Homer, Ibykos, Leonidas of Tarentum, Plato, Simonides, Sophocles



How valiant he lies tonight: great is his Monument!
Yet Ares cares not, neither does War relent.
by Anacreon, loose translation/interpretation by Michael R. Burch


......

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Takaha Shugyo translations by Michael R. Burch
by Michael R. Burch

Takaha Shugyo haiku and tanka translations

Takaha Shugyo (1930-) was born in Japan's mountainous Yamagata Prefecture and began writing haiku at age fifteen. He studied with Yamaguchi Seishi and Akimoto Fujio, won the Young Poet's Award in 1965, then went on to found the haiku magazine KARI in 1978.

Oh, fallen camellias,
if I were you,
I'd leap into the torrent!
―Takaha Shugyo, loose translation/interpretation by Michael R. Burch

A single tree

......

Continue reading
Rilke Translations by Michael R. Burch
by Michael R. Burch

These are my modern English translations of poems by Rainer Maria Rilke...

Herbsttag ("Autumn Day")
by Rainer Maria Rilke
loose translation/interpretation by Michael R. Burch

Lord, it is time. Let the immense summer go.
Lay your long shadows over the sundials
and over the meadows, let the free winds blow.
Command the late fruits to fatten and shine;

......

Continue reading
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