But the far street
Ends only meet
The russet, indigo
Firs, backs of hills
And no water
So begins the search
For tide
In air; frustrated
With words, what’s
Come so far: lifeless
Contrasting Views
"Literalism is a feature of boorish translators." Cicero
"The clumsiest literal translation is a thousand times more useful than the prettiest paraphrase." Nabokov
Introspectivist Manifesto, 1920
"In an introspective manner means that the poet must really listen to his inner voice, observe his internal panorama--kaleidescopic, contradictory, unclear or confused as it may be."
Sigmund Freud
"Everywhere I go, I find a poet has been there before me."
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