Anyone who's heard Yang Lian's renditions of poetry will not doubt for a
moment that the sounding is as crucial as any other element.
His take on Pound's translations is very interesting. There's an essay on
that in issue 9 of my ezine Masthead
http://www.masthead.net.au/issue9/yang.html (plus some of Lian's poems) if
you want to read further...
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Editor, Masthead: http://www.masthead.net.au
Blog: http://theatrenotes.blogspot.com
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