Dylan Thomas's English

can be so much
like an ocean of incomprehensible Slavic,
like Larry Jones, white-goateed, in his
navy blue beret, giving us Akhmatova
despite incipient forgetfulness.





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Written on 2023-04-21 at 16:29

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jim The PoetBay support member heart!
Mr Thomas's English has always left me a step (or more) behind. Perhaps this, your poem, explains why.

I have better luck with Akhmatova b/c the translations usually smooth out the rough edges. Maybe I need to hear Mr Jone's recitations of DT.
2023-04-22