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Current research for my next writing project...

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My recent English translation of Jean Cocteau’s poem, ‘For Sappho’...

My poetry collection. Moonstone Silhouettes is available here:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Moonstone-Silhouettes-R-J-Dent-ebook/dp/B004MME1GG

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My translation of Charles Baudelaire’s ‘When she walks, it’s as though she dances...’ beautifully read by Listen to Poetry:

https://soundcloud.com/user-830859983/when-she-walks-its-as-though?in=user-830859983/sets/charles-baudelaire

‘When she walks, it’s as though she dances...’ is taken from my translation of Baudelaire’s decadent classic, The Flowers of Evil.

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My English translation of Pier Paolo Pasolini’s ‘Ode to a Casarsa Della Delizia Flower’, translated to commemorate the birthday of artist, poet, novelist, film-maker, and political activist, Pier Paolo Pasolini (March 5th 1922 - November 2nd 1972).

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Roman Occupation

© R J Dent (2020)

A poem about the possible post-crucifixion thoughts of the Roman soldier ordered to hammer nails into Jesus of Nazareth’s hands and feet.

First published in Inclement, Volume 5, Issue 2.

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Moon-Calf

© R J Dent (2020)

First published in Earth Love (Poetry for the Environment)

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Here is a Latin version of my poem, Roman Occupation, with the original English version below it.

Roman Occupation is a crucifixion poem narrated by the Roman soldier who hammered the nails into Christ’s hands and feet.

Roman Occupation was first published in Inclement, Volume 5, Issue 2.

Moonstone Silhouettes, my debut poetry collection, is available here:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Moonstone-Silhouettes-R-J-Dent-ebook/dp/B004MME1GG/ref=la_B0034Q3RD4_1_10?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1427737680&sr=1-10