Nos Contemporains. (Translation) . Poem by Michael Walker
Nos Contemporains. (Translation) .
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Quand la princesse tahitienne
Entendit qu'il avait decide,
Elle se precipita au-dehors au soleil et grimpa un cocotier,
Mais lui, il retourna a son ile
Et ecrivit quatre-vingt-dix sonnets Petrarchiens.
-' Our Contemporaries, . Ezra Pound.
Wednesday, August 22, 2018
Topic(s) of this poem: life,son
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This is obviously a short, simple poem about a Tahitian princess who thought a man had decided to marry her, but he returned instead to his island to write 90 Petrarchan sonnets.
This is obviously a short, simple poem about a Tahitian princess who thought a man had decided to marry her, but he returned instead to his island to write 90 Petrarchan sonnets.
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8/29/2026 7:12:01 PM # rel_20260827T145718Z_a0f1bd3
Ezra Pound has written this poem beautifully and now this shines more with perfect translation by your effort.She rushes out to the sun and climbs a coconut tree with amazing view and perception. An excellent poem is shared...10