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Laurie Price
Laurie Price  Identity Verified
Mexiko
Spanska till Engelska
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goddess, help us! Oct 25, 2010

Here come post
postmodern/post flarf
texts.
I see postmodernism as poetry;
I see flarf as poetry. I cannot see
google translations
of poetry
as poetry.
 
Alison Sabedoria (X)
Alison Sabedoria (X)  Identity Verified
Storbritannien
Franska till Engelska
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No real threat! Oct 26, 2010

I'm actually rather excited about this and I look forward to seeing what the big G produces. When (and if) it is really doing "all its own work" and not just recycling existing translations, its attempts should at least shed some light on the processes involved, and real poetry translators might just win a little more respect. As in the human world, there is much more to be learnt from failure than from success. It should offer us food for thought and no doubt a few laughs along the way.<... See more
I'm actually rather excited about this and I look forward to seeing what the big G produces. When (and if) it is really doing "all its own work" and not just recycling existing translations, its attempts should at least shed some light on the processes involved, and real poetry translators might just win a little more respect. As in the human world, there is much more to be learnt from failure than from success. It should offer us food for thought and no doubt a few laughs along the way.

[Edited at 2010-10-26 08:00 GMT] ▲ Collapse
 
T o b i a s
T o b i a s
Portugisiska till Engelska
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"Poetry is what's lost in translation" Oct 26, 2010

- Robert Frost
 
Michael Barnett
Michael Barnett
Local time: 16:01
Engelska
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Very thoughtful comment! Oct 28, 2010

Wordeffect wrote:

As in the human world, there is much more to be learnt from failure than from success.



I too would love to see it.
 


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