A Sonnet In Lamentation Of A Dead Sparrow, After Catullus
Here is a loose translation of Catullus iii, Lament for Lesbia’s Pet Sparrow, in the form of a sonnet, submitted by guest blogger Patrick Leighton Forse. Catullus‘ poem has 18 lines, but a sonnet has only 14 lines, so some compression has obviously been necessary. The sonnet retains the three [Read more…]