The Golden Age

Well, to continue my poetry kick, I was at B&N a week ago and found a new anthology of Spanish poems, called The Golden Age: Poems of the Spanish Renaissance.  It caught my attention because it is an area I know little about.  Translated by Edith Grossman, who did the recent Don Quixote translation, put this books together.  There is even an intro by Billy Collins.  It is a slim volume though at 192 pages, I would like something a little heftier.

One thing I do really like about it is that the Spanish is on one page, with the translation on the facing page.  That is something I wish would be done more often with translating poetry.  You can retain and enjoy the sound and musicality of the original, even if you don't know the language.  I definately will be adding this to my collection when it comes in a paperback.