The Other Tiger, edited by Richard Gwyn W S Merwin and conflicting voices tumble and

and conflicting voices tumble and echo almost to the point of destruction

Poetry Book Society Recommended Translation Summer 2017

But there is a distinct sense of claustrophobia in some of the poems like ‘Dreams’: “You are sick to death of my dreams

poverty and war

The Other Tiger, edited by Richard Gwyn W S Merwin and conflicting voices tumble andThe Other Tiger: Recent Poetry from Latin America is an anthology of Spanish language contemporary poetry from the Americas. Produced bilingually, with Spanish and English versions on facing pages, it is a welcome addition to the canon of translation, focusing on poets born since 1945. Richard Gwyn has arranged the poems thematically Where We Live; Memory, Childhood, Family; the Natural World; Politics, Journey and Exile; Love, Sex and the Body to cut