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My recent English translation of Jean Cocteau’s poem, ‘For Sappho’...

My poetry collection. Moonstone Silhouettes is available here:

My translation of Charles Baudelaire’s ‘When she walks, it’s as though she dances...’ beautifully read by Listen to Poetry:

https://soundcloud.com/user-830859983/when-she-walks-its-as-though?in=user-830859983/sets/charles-baudelaire

Roman Occupation

© R J Dent (2020)

A poem about the possible post-crucifixion thoughts of the Roman soldier ordered to hammer nails into Jesus of Nazareth’s hands and feet.

Moon-Calf

© R J Dent (2020)

Here is a Latin version of my poem, Roman Occupation, with the original English version below it.

Roman Occupation is a crucifixion poem narrated by the Roman soldier who hammered the nails into Christ’s hands and feet.

Roman Occupation was first published in Inclement, Volume 5, Issue 2.

Moonstone Silhouettes, my debut poetry collection, is available here: