Mrs Midas by Carol Ann Duffy, is a favourite of mine, as is her Mrs Lazarus poem.
So too is Laertes by Michael Longley; beautiful IMO. If I had to pick a favourite from these I've listed, it would be this one.
Homer's Seeing-Eye Dog by William Matthews, which isn't so much beautiful as it is genius!
And The Golden Fleece by Oscar Williams, which has one of my favourite opening stanzas ever ♥
Also, this may be of interest to you: A Literal Translation of Virgil's Fourth Eclogue by Bob Perelman; it's a (long and comical) look at translations through the centuries, not just of Virgil.
I could list more poems, but I think I've listed a few too many already :P
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Mrs Midas by Carol Ann Duffy, is a favourite of mine, as is her Mrs Lazarus poem.
So too is Laertes by Michael Longley; beautiful IMO. If I had to pick a favourite from these I've listed, it would be this one.
Homer's Seeing-Eye Dog by William Matthews, which isn't so much beautiful as it is genius!
And The Golden Fleece by Oscar Williams, which has one of my favourite opening stanzas ever ♥
Also, this may be of interest to you: A Literal Translation of Virgil's Fourth Eclogue by Bob Perelman; it's a (long and comical) look at translations through the centuries, not just of Virgil.
I could list more poems, but I think I've listed a few too many already :P