John -
Yes, the MacClatchy anthology does include Brodsky (an amazingly great poet whom I have recommended to Andrew Szilvasy in a PM - and he bought The Collected and was pleased with it) , and Transtromer, and Walcott - how could any anthology of world poetry forget Walcott?, but, I am not seeing Montale or Quasimodo.??
His book also leaves out Seifert and Soyinka.
Holy moly - one wishes for a thousand more years to appreciate all these poets!
John - it might help to dispel some confusion if you put the poet's name at the end of the poem? I assume the first poem you cite is by Seifert? and the second by Soyinka?
Rock on, my friend!
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