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"Translation is not a reproduction, but a transformation."
— W.S. Merwin

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Encountering Edith Södergran's Dikter

I came to the poetry of Edith Södergran, an icon of Nordic modernism, through World Poetry Books’ new translation of her 1916 debut collection, Dikter (Poems), published as Modern Woman, translated from the Swedish by CD Eskilson.

by Ross Belot · Essay published Jul 16, 2026

Essay

Translating I Am a Primeval River: Between Current and Voice

by Anna Yin · Article published Jun 22, 2026

Review

My Homeland Is My Language: Ovid Void And Translations of Exile

by Dan Alter · Article published Jun 3, 2026

Review

Ujvary's Collection From 1977 Resonates Today

by Ross Belot · Article published Jun 3, 2026

Review

“i was so many one day”: on Earthly Conditions, Öykü Tekten’s translation of poems by Birhan Keskin

by Sara · Article published Feb 27, 2026

Essay

Excerpt Of Dryden's Preface To Ovid's Epistles

by John Dryden Originally published in Ovid's Epistles With His Amours (1680) · Article published Feb 27, 2026

Excerpt Curated by Ross Belot

Review

Euripides and Professor Murray

by T..S. Eliot Originally published in The Sacred Wood: Essays on Poetry and Criticism (1920) · Article published Feb 22, 2026

Curated by Ross Belot