Osip Mandelshtam

• Equinox, by Alan Shaw
  Orioles are in the woods, and vowels' length / In tonic verses is the single measure known. / But only once a year does nature know in strength / ...
• Orioles live in the elms, and in classical verse..., by Stanley Kunitz
  Orioles live in the elms, and in classical verse / The length of the vowels alone determines the measure. / Once and once only a year nature knows...

in portuguese

Óssip Mandelstam (português)

• Nos bosques, ouropêndulas. Vogais..., Haroldo de Campos
  Nos bosques, ouropêndulas. Vogais / São a medida única dos versos. / Por ano, uma só vez, e nada mais. / Se mede a natureza com Homero. A longa...