Inferno I.1-9 (engraving by Gustave Doré)

In the middle of the journey of our life

I found myself again in a dark forest,

for I had lost the pathway straight and right.

Ah how hard it is to describe, this forest

savage and rough and overwhelming, for

to think of it renews my fear before it!

It is so bitter, death is little more;

but to discuss the good I found, I’ll say

the other things I witnessed there before.

Moving on to Inferno

It is time to move on. Starting tomorrow, to promote my upcoming Inferno translation, I will begin posting selections from my translation paired with Gustave Doré's iconic wood engravings. The image above, of course, is not Doré's; it is my own bird's eye view drawing of Dante's Hell.


I have actually finished the translation itself, and now I am working on all of the extra material: pronunciation glossary, notes, introduction, selected bibliography... and maybe a few surprises. This is the culmination of almost a decade of work. I am so excited!!!

Stay tuned.

Neruda Translation Featured on Romance Blog

My translation of Neruda's Twenty Love Poems and a Song of Despair has been featured on Marie Lavender's I Love Romance Blog for National Poetry Month. Check out the feature here! My thanks to Marie for allowing me to visit her awesome blog. Y'all stay safe in this pandemic.