Dovina5 Jul 2004

"Any information lost in the translation can only be meaningless"? How silly! All languages contain cultural shades of meaning that don't translate well, especially when trying to translate one of the "romantic" language into English. The poet in this poem, whose native tongue is Spanish, tried to aid my understanding of her meaning, but could do so only partly through her learned lanuage, English. For me, it was like seeing through a tarnished glass.