Love in Another Language: Collected Poems and Selected Translations

I've made my way through some of Davis' work in translation (Shahnameh, Conference of the Birds, etc.) and after reading through some of his original poetry and being refreshed by the wordsmithery and tenor (neither too heavy, nor too light), I decided to give this collection a go. Glad I did. His poetry is like a good meal—thoughtful in its original flavors, but without a need to prove anything...added note: just finished the 274 pages of Davis' original poetry (there's another 60 or so pages of his translated work, which is what I was more familiar with). a brilliant poet if you're not scared of verse. such a skillful craftsman. his allegiance to meter either flows by unnoticed or it serves to magnify the sentiment of the poem. I imagine it might take trying your own hand at this to know truly how remarkable it is. bravo Davis.