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Brian Henry

A contributor page profiling poet and translator Brian Henry, translator of Tomaž Šalamun's poems.

Tomaž Šalamun
PoetryČebele v rosiTomaž ŠalamunPoetryBees in DewTomaž Šalamun, translation from Slovene by Brian Henry

A translated Slovene poem with surreal, associative imagery of feathers, dust, and canopies.

PoetrySeveda je črta krogTomaž ŠalamunPoetryOf Course the Line Is a CircleTomaž Šalamun, translation from Slovene by Brian Henry

A translated Slovene poem using surreal imagery of whales and bells to muse on friendship and escape from Siberia.

PoetryOdločil sem se za zmagovalcaTomaž ŠalamunPoetryI Decided on a WinnerTomaž Šalamun, translation from Slovene by Brian Henry

A translated Slovene poem playing associatively with color, punctuation, and surreal imagery of transformation.

PoetryDeško biva v loncuTomaž ŠalamunPoetryDeško Lives in a PotTomaž Šalamun, translation from Slovene by Brian Henry

A translated Slovene poem featuring surreal imagery of pickpockets, deer, and birds around Christmastime.

PoetryNjivaTomaž ŠalamunPoetryFieldTomaž Šalamun, translation from Slovene by Brian Henry

A translated Slovene poem depicting cold, solitary figures and surreal images of a Frenchman eating strawberries.

PoetryKo poči srceTomaž ŠalamunPoetryWhen the Heart BurstsTomaž Šalamun, translation from Slovene by Brian Henry

A translated Slovene poem confronting suicidal impulse, love, and the painful, explosive nature of poetry itself.

PoetryBrian Henry

A contributor page profiling poet and translator Brian Henry, translator of Tomaž Šalamun's poems.

PoetryTomaž Šalamun

A contributor page profiling the late Slovenian poet Tomaž Šalamun and his prolific, widely translated body of work.

PoetryTranslator’s Note & IntroductionTomaž Šalamun, translation from Slovene by Brian Henry

A translator's note introducing twelve poems by Tomaž Šalamun written during his time as a visiting writer in Richmond.

PoetryPasoliniTomaž ŠalamunPoetryPasoliniTomaž Šalamun, translation from Slovene by Brian Henry

A translated Slovene poem invoking filmmaker Pasolini through images of a burning corpse and untranslatable light.

PoetryIzposluj si poljeTomaž ŠalamunPoetryProcure a FieldTomaž Šalamun, translation from Slovene by Brian Henry

A translated Slovene poem with terse, surreal commands and images of trembling bodies and a drowned horse.

PoetrySpeča Venera in Kupido Pokrajina s pepelom in FokionomTomaž ŠalamunPoetrySleeping Venus and Cupid Landscape with the Ashes of PhocionTomaž Šalamun, translation from Slovene by Brian Henry

A translated Slovene poem responding to a Poussin painting, blending art criticism with erotic imagery.

PoetryUmassTomaž ŠalamunPoetryUMassTomaž Šalamun, translation from Slovene by Brian Henry

A translated Slovene poem describing a poetry reading at UMass and affection for the poet's translator, Brian.

PoetryDežnik v banjiTomaž ŠalamunPoetryUmbrella in a BathtubTomaž Šalamun, translation from Slovene by Brian Henry

A translated Slovene poem with surreal, macabre imagery of a burning castle, a coffin, and a falling child.

PoetryRumena preproga, davaj!Tomaž ŠalamunPoetryYellow Rug, Let’s Go!Tomaž Šalamun, translation from Slovene by Brian Henry

A translated Slovene poem juxtaposing historical violence with surreal, playful images of angels and waiters.