1. Poetry is that which is worth translating. The poem dies when it has no place to go.
2. The object of a translation into English is not a poem in English.
3. A translation creates a specific kind of distance: the reader never forgets that what is being read is a translation.
4. A translation that sounds like a poem in English is usually a bad translation.
5. A translation that strives for the accuracy of a bilingual dictionary is usually a bad translation.
Dazai in Mitaka
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In *The Japan Times* Eric Margolis goes on The search for Osamu
Dazai's memory in his hometown Mitaka (possibly paywalled ?), visiting the
Cafe Phos...
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