Nancy Cunard: quixotic vagabond
“There are free, impudent spirits who would like to deny that at bottom they are broken, incurable hearts”. (Nietzsche contra Wagner 1889) Nancy Cunard was a pioneer agitator for civil … Continue reading
Tuesday, 20 January, 2015 · Leave a comment
Words and meanings
When I read a translation of a poem I often want to shorten it. The translator makes too much effort to recreate the equivalent of the original form of the … Continue reading
Monday, 12 October, 2009 · Leave a comment
