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Sappho Translations

Sappho Translations

A Poem by Michael R. Burch


Sappho, fragment 155loose translation by Michael R. BurchA short revealing frock?It's just my luckyour lips were made to mock!Sappho, fragment 156loos..
Athenian Epitaphs

Athenian Epitaphs

A Poem by Michael R. Burch


These are epitaphs placed on gravestones and monuments by the ancient Greeks in remembrance of their dead.The Seikilos Epitaphby Seikilos of Euterpesl..
Diotimus translation

Diotimus translation

A Poem by Michael R. Burch


Stripped of her stripling, if asked, she’d confess:“I am now less than nothingness.”by Diotimus, translation by Michael R. Burch
Simonides Translation

Simonides Translation

A Poem by Michael R. Burch


Passerby,tell the Spartans we liehere, dead at their word,obedient to their command.Have they heard?Do they understand?by Simonides, translation by Mi..
Leonidas of Tarentum Translation

Leonidas of Tarentum Translation

A Poem by Michael R. Burch


Blame not the gale, or the inhospitable sea-gulf, or friends’ tardiness,mariner! Just man’s foolhardiness.by Leonidas of Tarentum, transla..
Haiku translations of the Oriental Masters

Haiku translations of the Oriental Masters

A Poem by Michael R. Burch


Grasses wilt:the braking locomotivegrinds to a halt― Yamaguchi Seishi, loose translation by Michael R. BurchOh, fallen camellias,if I were you,I..
Takaha Shugyo translation

Takaha Shugyo translation

A Poem by Michael R. Burch


Our life here on earth:to what shall we compare it?Perhaps to a rowboatdeparting at daybreak,leaving no trace of us in its wake?by Takaha Shugyo, loos..
Ono no Komachi translation: "Autumn"

Ono no Komachi translation: "Autumn"

A Poem by Michael R. Burch


Watching wan moonlightilluminate tree limbs,my heart also brims,overflowing with autumn.by Ono no Komachi, loose translation by Michael R. Burch
Anacreon translation

Anacreon translation

A Poem by Michael R. Burch


Anacreon(circa 582-485BC)was a Greekpoet who is remembered today especially for his drinking songs and erotic poems. He is included in the cano..
Parmenio translation

Parmenio translation

A Poem by Michael R. Burch


Be ashamed, O mountains and seas: these were men who drew valorous breath.Assume, like pale chattels, an ashen silence at death.by Parmenio, translati..
Ono no Komachi translations

Ono no Komachi translations

A Poem by Michael R. Burch


As I slept in isolationmy desired beloved appeared to me;therefore, dreams have become my realityand consolation.�"Ono no Komachi, translation ..
Fadwa Tuqan translations

Fadwa Tuqan translations

A Poem by Michael R. Burch


Enough for Meby Fadwa Tuqanloose translation by Michael R. BurchEnough for me to lie in the earth,to be buried in her,to sink meltingly into her fecun..
Earth's Oldest Love Poem

Earth's Oldest Love Poem

A Poem by Michael R. Burch


The Love Song Of Shu-Sinloose translation by Michael R. BurchDarling of my heart, my belovéd,your enticements are sweet, sweeter than honey.Dar..
Faiz Ahmed Faiz translations

Faiz Ahmed Faiz translations

A Poem by Michael R. Burch


Faiz Ahmed Faiz translationsLast Nightby Faiz Ahmed Faizloose translation byMichael R. BurchLast night, your memory stole into my heart ...as spring s..
Ahmad Faraz translations

Ahmad Faraz translations

A Poem by Michael R. Burch


The Eager Travelerby Ahmad Farazloose translation byMichael R. BurchEven in the torture chamber, I was the lucky one;When each lottery was over, unacc..
Amir Khusrow translations

Amir Khusrow translations

A Poem by Michael R. Burch


Strange Currentsby Amir Khusrowloose translation byMichael R. BurchO Khusrow, the river of lovecreates strange currents:the one who would surface inva..
Allama Iqbal translations

Allama Iqbal translations

A Story by Michael R. Burch


These are my modern English translations of poems by Sir Muhammad Iqbal (علامہمحمداق..
Mirza Ghalib translations

Mirza Ghalib translations

A Poem by Michael R. Burch


Near Sainthoodby Mirza Ghalibtranslation by Kanu V. Prajapati and Michael R. BurchOn the subject of mystic philosophy, Ghalib,your words might have st..
Rahat Indori translations

Rahat Indori translations

A Poem by Michael R. Burch


Intimacyby Rahat Indoriloose translation by Michael R. BurchI held the Sun, Stars and Moon at a distancetill the time your hands touched mine.Now I am..
Jaun Elia translations

Jaun Elia translations

A Poem by Michael R. Burch


I am strange -- so strangethat I self-destructed and don't regret it.�Jaun Elia, translation by Michael R. BurchThe wound is deep -- companions..