meowpompom's review
2.0
The miserable Lares, near-fainting now,
huddle in the corner of the shrine,
jostling and stumbling over each other,
one little god falling over the next,
for they knew what sort of noise it was;
they recognize, by now, the footsteps of the Furies.
huddle in the corner of the shrine,
jostling and stumbling over each other,
one little god falling over the next,
for they knew what sort of noise it was;
they recognize, by now, the footsteps of the Furies.
caitietatey's review
I've only read one of his poems- I happened to hear it by chance on the radio, but it has inspired me to find more. 'The god abandons Antony' was really very beautiful- definitely a poem for you if you are not looking forward to saying goodbye to something, some time, or somebody. I'll write more when I've read the rest, but I'm very pleased to have tripped over this particular poet.
michaelrohmann's review
5.0
Read May 10 2020
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marcuschoo's review
3.0
Quite lovely poems of queer longing, interspersed with tedious and flat retellings of specific events in Alexandrian history. The translator admits in the foreword that a fairly comprehensive knowledge of Greek funerary inscription is required for a full appreciation of Cavafy, which is not quite where I’m at. But I will definitely work on my Greek and attempt to read these in the original at some point.
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