Able Muse - scots https://www.ablemuse.com/taxonomy/term/1373/1373? en The Two Old Nags https://www.ablemuse.com/v17/poetry-translation/william-dunbar/the-two-old-nags? <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<em>&ldquo;The Twa Cummeris&rdquo;</em></p> <p>Early one Ash Wednesday dawn,<br /> Two gossips sat, guzzling wine.<br /> Leaning a hand on her corpulent knee,<br /> Groaning and . . . <br /> . . . . . . . . . .</p><p><a href="https://www.ablemuse.com/v17/poetry-translation/william-dunbar/the-two-old-nags?">read more</a></p> https://www.ablemuse.com/v17/poetry-translation/william-dunbar/the-two-old-nags?#comments Poetry Translation kent leatham poem poetry translation scots sonnet the twa cummeris the two old nags translation v17 william dunbar Sun, 15 Jun 2014 18:34:35 +0000 Alex Pepple 1040 at https://www.ablemuse.com Sonnet: In Orkney https://www.ablemuse.com/v17/poetry-translation/william-fowler/sonnet-in-orkney? <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<em>&ldquo;Sonet. In Orknay&rdquo;</em></p> <p>Upon the utmost corners of the world,<br /> and on the borders of . . . <br /> . . . . . . . . . .</p><p><a href="https://www.ablemuse.com/v17/poetry-translation/william-fowler/sonnet-in-orkney?">read more</a></p> https://www.ablemuse.com/v17/poetry-translation/william-fowler/sonnet-in-orkney?#comments Poetry Translation in orkney kent leatham poem poetry translation scots sonnet v17 william fowler Sun, 15 Jun 2014 18:16:25 +0000 Alex Pepple 1039 at https://www.ablemuse.com from Book 7 of Eneados https://www.ablemuse.com/v17/poetry-translation/gavin-douglas/from-book-7-of-eneados? <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(in which the Latins prepare for war against the Trojans)</p><p><a href="https://www.ablemuse.com/v17/poetry-translation/gavin-douglas/from-book-7-of-eneados?">read more</a></p> https://www.ablemuse.com/v17/poetry-translation/gavin-douglas/from-book-7-of-eneados?#comments Poetry Translation from Book 7 of Eneados gavin douglas kent leatham latins poem poetry translation scots trojans v17 war Sun, 15 Jun 2014 17:47:08 +0000 Alex Pepple 1038 at https://www.ablemuse.com William Dunbar https://www.ablemuse.com/v17/bio/william-dunbar? <p>William Dunbar (c. 1456 – 1520) trained as a Franciscan novice in addition to studying at the University of St Andrews, Oxford, and Paris. He served as an ambassador and court poet of King James IV, for whom his work epitomized the ideals of the &ldquo;Northern Renaissance.&rdquo; His most famous work, &ldquo;Lament for the Makaris&rdquo; eulogizes twenty-four early Scots/English poets including Geoffrey Chaucer, John Barbour, Blind Harry, and Robert Henryson.<p><a href="https://www.ablemuse.com/v17/bio/william-dunbar?">read more</a></p> https://www.ablemuse.com/v17/bio/william-dunbar?#comments Bios author bio kent leatham poem poetry poetry translation prose poems scots translation v17 william dunbar Sun, 15 Jun 2014 17:40:14 +0000 Alex Pepple 1037 at https://www.ablemuse.com William Fowler https://www.ablemuse.com/v17/bio/william-fowler? <p>William Fowler (1560 – 1612) was a Protestant spy in Paris before returning to Scotland to become a minister and, later, moving to London to serve as secretary to Queen Anne. Besides composing original work, he also translated widely from the Italian masters such as Petrarch and Castiglione. His &ldquo;Sonet: In Orknay&rdquo; utilizes the rhyme scheme popularized by Fowler&rsquo;s English contemporary, Edmund Spenser (1552 – 1599), thus representing Fowler&rsquo;s quick talent for absorbing both classical and current trends in literature. </p> <p>&nbsp;</p><p><a href="https://www.ablemuse.com/v17/bio/william-fowler?">read more</a></p> https://www.ablemuse.com/v17/bio/william-fowler?#comments Bios author bio kent leatham poem poetry poetry translation prose poems scots translation v17 william fowler Sun, 15 Jun 2014 17:31:21 +0000 Alex Pepple 1036 at https://www.ablemuse.com Gavin Douglas https://www.ablemuse.com/v17/bio/gavin-douglas? <p>Gavin Douglas (c. 1474 – 1522) represented, along with William Dunbar and Robert Henryson, the flowering of the golden age of the Northern Renaissance in Scotland. Douglas studied for the priesthood and traveled widely, absorbing both contemporary and classical virtues and resources. Completed in 1513, his monumental translation of Virgil&rsquo;s <em>Aeneid</em> was the first complete verse rendition of a classical text to be produced in Scotland.<p><a href="https://www.ablemuse.com/v17/bio/gavin-douglas?">read more</a></p> https://www.ablemuse.com/v17/bio/gavin-douglas?#comments Bios author bio gavin douglas kent leatham poem poetry poetry translation prose poems scots translation v17 Sun, 15 Jun 2014 17:20:18 +0000 Alex Pepple 1035 at https://www.ablemuse.com Kent Leatham https://www.ablemuse.com/v17/bio/kent-leatham? <p>Kent Leatham holds an MFA in poetry from Emerson College and a BA in poetry from Pacific Lutheran University. His translations of medieval/Renaissance Scots-language poetry have appeared or are forthcoming from <em>InTranslation, Rowboat, Anomalous Press,</em> and <em>Ezra.</em> His original poetry has appeared in dozens of journals nationwide, such as <em>Ploughshares</em>,<em> Fence</em>,<em> Zoland</em>, and <em>Poetry Quarterly.</em> Previously a poetry editor for Black Lawrence Press, Kent currently teaches at California State University Monterey Bay.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p><p><a href="https://www.ablemuse.com/v17/bio/kent-leatham?">read more</a></p> https://www.ablemuse.com/v17/bio/kent-leatham?#comments Bios author bio gavin douglas kent leatham poem poetry poetry translation scots translation v17 william dunbar william fowler Sun, 15 Jun 2014 16:58:22 +0000 Alex Pepple 1034 at https://www.ablemuse.com