blackbird online journal Spring 2008  Vol. 7  No. 1

 

TOMAŽ ŠALAMUN

Marasca

The sour cherry is a steamship’s body.
Panta rei sleeps.  

from Gozd in kelihi (Wood and Chalices)
translated from the Slovenian by Brian Henry



    Contributor’s Notes: Tomaž Šalamun
    
Contributor’s Notes: Brian Henry
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