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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Carol Rumens

Poem of the week: The Stopover by Giovanni Pascoli, translated by Taije Silverman and Marina Della Putta Johnston

‘The swan stirs its wings’ … The Stopover by Giovanni Pascoli.
‘The swan stirs its wings’ … The Stopover by Giovanni Pascoli. Photograph: Costfoto/NurPhoto/REX/Shutterstock

The Stopover

A swan sings. From the marshes’
far reaches, its sharp call rings
in a coppery snare of cymbals.

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