A commonplace book
Lines worth carrying
A running collection of verses and epigrams copied from private notebooks and rare anthologies, presented plainly so the words can stand on their own.
Passages
Read each one twice
Every passage carries its poet's name and a note on translation or form, so you know exactly where a line comes from before you read it again.
Notebook
Kept in the margin
A line copied by hand from a private notebook, set down without decoration so its rhythm can be heard on the page.
Anthology
From a rare collection
Drawn from an out-of-print anthology, with a short note on the translator and the original form where a line has crossed languages.
Attribution
Credited to its poet
Each included poet is named with a citation, so every passage can be traced back to its source and read in fuller context.