Mark Irwin of English and Alain Borer of French are collaborating on a new translation of poems by the enfant terrible of Gallic letters, Arthur Rimbaud, the influential child genius poet who inspired artists ranging from the Surrealists and the Beat Generation to rock icons Jim Morrison and Patti Smith.
Award-winning poet Mark Irwin, associate professor in the Ph.D. in Creative Writing and Literature program at USC Dornsife, has published his seventh collection of poems, about memory, desire and the passage of time.
The March 2012 issue of Poetry magazine will feature the poem "Sleep Log" written by Alain Borer and translated into English by Mark Irwin. Over the course of their friendship, the two USC Dornsife professors have translated each other's poetry into French and English.
