Abstract
Abstract This article presents translations from English into Spanish for Icarus and Houses, two poems from Chris McCully’s Selected Poems (2011), along with a critical commentary. I discuss the controversial topic of poetic translation and some of the most relevant theoretical issues related to it, including the dichotomy of originality and equivalence, the usefulness of framing the endeavour within the principle of equivalence effect, the importance of treating the poem as an organic whole, and the benefit of considering different forms of intertextuality during the translation process. Using Robert Bly’s Eight stages of Translation (1982) as a methodological guideline, I discuss some of the decisions that led to the final Spanish version of the poems. I conclude that translation, even beyond poetry, should be framed as a creative act rather than a passive rendering of what has already been said.
Highlights
Este artigo apresenta traduções do inglês para o espanhol de Icarus e Houses, dois poemas de Selected Poems (2011) de Chris McCully, junto com um comentário crítico
This article summarizes a larger project where I explored poetic translation. This is a controversial topic, as some believe the translation of poetry is an impossible task
I will personally admit to enjoying when similar phonemes appear in the target text as in the source text, with the caveat that what is important is the equivalence effect that at times is obtained through phonemes of similar weight
Summary
The translator must understand what the poem means. Bly recommends discussing it with someone else to really grasp all the meanings of the poem I had the opportunity to interview McCully and obtained certain clarifications from him. We must remember that the meanings of the poem are not independent from other features, and that poetry is polysemic
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