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April 07, 2004
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by Ron HoganRobert Pinsky kicks off National Poetry Month for Slate with a translation of Su Tung-p'o's "Reading the Poetry of Meng Chao," which apparently sucked: "Why should I strain my ears / listening to the squeak of this autumn insect?"
Pinsky's also involved with the Favorite Poem Project, where people share verse they like a lot better than that.
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