There is something maddeningly attractive about the untranslatable, about a word that goes silent in transit. - Anne Carson

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There is something maddeningly attractive about the untranslatable, about a word that goes silent in transit.

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About Anne Carson

Anne Carson (born June 21, 1950) is a Canadian poet, and professor of Classics and comparative literature at the University of Michigan.

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Alternative Names: Anne Patricia Carson
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