Modern Poetry in Translation (Series 3 No.15) Poetry and the State Andy Croft A health scare merits a

A health scare merits a mini-epic in 'The Clinic'

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Modern Poetry in Translation (Series 3 No.15) Poetry and the State Andy Croft A health scare merits aPoetry matters, and it matters that poetry should be translated and move freely across the frontiers of time and space. These are the premises on which we edit and poets and translators from all over the world contribute to MPT. But we want the next issue to prove a truth we hold to be self evident: that poetry is necessary for a humane life. Some states encourage their poets, others ignore them, others imprison and murder them. We want to document