On the translation
A collection of various authors' poetry, translated to Icelandic by Gyrðir Elíasson. Includes an introduction to each poet.
The poets are: Tsia Tao, Su Tung Po, Tao Yuan Ming, Hsi Muren, Shika Sagawa, Kazuko Shiraishi, Tadeusz Rózewicz, Czeslaw Milosz, Wislawa Szymborska, Miroslav Holub, Vladimir Holan, Leonidas, Kiki Dimoula, Patrizia Cavalli, Maurice Gilliams, Miriam van Hee, Hagar Peeters, Frank Koenegracht, Esther Jansma, Valzhyna Mort, Vincente Huidobro, Nicanor Parra, Roberto Juarroz, Jules Supervielle, Miguel Torga, Tarjei Vesaas, Hans Börli, Rolf Jacobsen, Tóroddur Poulsen, Georg Trakl, Robert Walsher, Oktay Rifat, Mahmoud Darwish, Taha Muhammad Ali, Yehuda Amichai, Dan Pagis, Abdellatif Laabi, Muriel Spark, Lorine Niedecker, Sam Hamill, Jim Heynen, Robinson Jeffers, Grace Paley, Don Marquis, Diane Lockward, Jane Kenyon, Alberg Huffstickler, Denise Levertov, Frank Stanford, Gregory Orr, Lawrence Raab, Jo McDougall and James Schuyler.
