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Translation: Slovenian Poet Tomaž Šalamun

Poems by TOMAŽ ŠALAMUN

Translated from the Slovenian by BRIAN HENRY

 

Translator’s Note

Both of the Tomaž Šalamun poems in this feature come from books published in the early 1970s: “On the border” first appeared in Amerika (1972), and “Trieste” first appeared in Arena (1973). “On the border” demonstrates Šalamun’s newfound engagement with the United States (he was a fellow at Iowa’s International Writing Program from 1971 to 1972), while “Trieste” is set in a city that Šalamun knew well since it is about ten miles from his hometown of Koper.

Translation: Slovenian Poet Tomaž Šalamun
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