Michael Hofmann: poet, translator, critic

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Because he comes up a lot on ILB and I just found two interesting articles to be read later.

http://www.poetryfoundation.org/poetrymagazine/article/246378

Some Thoughts on Translating- including The Film Explainer.

http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/books/features/metric-conversion-why-poet-michael-hofmann-stopped-wreaking-destruction-on-his-family-in-verse-832527.html
Or How I learned to stop worrying and love the, um, something.

The "5" Astronomer Royales (James Redd and the Blecchs), Tuesday, 30 September 2014 13:53 (nine years ago) link

Which Translators do you Trust?

Assumed his poetry isn't all that (er, "controlled prostitutes")

xyzzzz__, Tuesday, 30 September 2014 14:20 (nine years ago) link

Forgot about that thread.

The "5" Astronomer Royales (James Redd and the Blecchs), Tuesday, 30 September 2014 14:47 (nine years ago) link

He wrote a great poem about Marvin Gaye that I read once in NYU library copy of one of his books.

The "5" Astronomer Royales (James Redd and the Blecchs), Tuesday, 30 September 2014 14:56 (nine years ago) link

Reminded me of some of Hans Magnus Enzenberger's poems about scientists or historic figures.

The "5" Astronomer Royales (James Redd and the Blecchs), Tuesday, 30 September 2014 14:59 (nine years ago) link

Hans Magnus Enzenberger's poems about scientists or historic figure

One of my favourites reads this year.

Couple of excellent articles, thanks.

xyzzzz__, Tuesday, 30 September 2014 15:35 (nine years ago) link

Wait, what HME did you read?

The "5" Astronomer Royales (James Redd and the Blecchs), Tuesday, 30 September 2014 16:06 (nine years ago) link

Mausoleum

xyzzzz__, Tuesday, 30 September 2014 17:40 (nine years ago) link

Never saw it, just knew he liked to write that kind of thing and had seen other examples. Just reserved a copy, thanks.

The "5" Astronomer Royales (James Redd and the Blecchs), Tuesday, 30 September 2014 20:04 (nine years ago) link

two years pass...

Revive, because mentioned on Elena Ferrante - The Neapolitan Novels

Sketches by T-Boz (James Redd and the Blecchs), Wednesday, 19 October 2016 23:18 (seven years ago) link

two months pass...

Got some selected essays and selected poems out of the library the other day but haven't got a chance to dig in.

The Magnificent Galileo Seven (James Redd and the Blecchs), Monday, 2 January 2017 13:53 (seven years ago) link

eleven months pass...

Trying to recall poem that mentions George Butterworth which is by either Hofmann or Andrew Motion.

Anne Git Yorgun (James Redd and the Blecchs), Sunday, 10 December 2017 19:23 (six years ago) link

It was Motion, “Rhapsody,” I was able to download library copy of ebook and check.

Anne Git Yorgun (James Redd and the Blecchs), Sunday, 10 December 2017 19:36 (six years ago) link

yeah, well, I rang up Motion personally and he said nyerr nyerr

Mince Pramthwart (James Morrison), Sunday, 10 December 2017 23:06 (six years ago) link

Eh, what?

Anne Git Yorgun (James Redd and the Blecchs), Sunday, 10 December 2017 23:07 (six years ago) link


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