In the “Wood of Heroes”

My attempt to translate a poem from Italian has paid dividends, even if the result is not great poetry.  At least it has sent me off on an intellectual journey that is turning out to be of real interest and value to me. During my recent visit to northern Italy, with a group of friends, … Read more

I’m with Dylan!

Dylan Thomas, that is, not Bob.  OK, I’m fond of Bob’s work, and especially of Tambourine Man, but on this occasion what I have in mind is the Welsh wonder’s injunction to “rage against the dying of the light”.  I’ve come back from my Italian trip in a strange frame of mind, stimulated (I’m sure) … Read more