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A Bird Called Elaeus - Poems for Here and Now from The Greek Anthology
David Constantine, Bloodaxe books, £12
A Bird Called Elaeus is the socialist poet and translator David Constantine’s latest book. It follows his co-translation (with Tom Kuhn) of the Collected Poems of Bertholt Brecht.
In an exclusive interview with the Morning Star, he explains why he was inspired by this ancient Greek anthology.
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