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paola · 01-01-2014, 05:40 PM

I have been very frustrated: really wanted to suggest Montale or Ungaretti, but I got so disheartened in reading the translations, that it just won't do. You will have to learn Italian :-)

So coming back to English, I will nominate another poet who also had to work to earn his keep, Philip Larkin. He is crude, but oh so effective! The Collected poems would be good, but to keep it manageable I'd suggest High Windows - a couple of the poems are available at the Poetry Foundation, otherwise it is available at Amazon uk, Amazon US, and couponable on Kobo.

I will third Wallace Stevens.

01-01-2014, 05:40 PM	#6
paola Wizard Posts: 2,824 Karma: 5843878 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: UK Device: Pocketbook Pro 903, (beloved Pocketbook 360 RIP), Kobo Mini, Kobo Aura	I have been very frustrated: really wanted to suggest Montale or Ungaretti, but I got so disheartened in reading the translations, that it just won't do. You will have to learn Italian :-) So coming back to English, I will nominate another poet who also had to work to earn his keep, Philip Larkin. He is crude, but oh so effective! The Collected poems would be good, but to keep it manageable I'd suggest High Windows - a couple of the poems are available at the Poetry Foundation, otherwise it is available at Amazon uk, Amazon US, and couponable on Kobo. I will third Wallace Stevens.