[“There is no Frigate like a Book”] J1263 F1286 (ASL)
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Image description: A white young man is standing in front of a orangish/whitish wall. He is wearing a white T-shirt, grey-ish pants, and a brown belt. He is signing “BOOK.”
Purpose: I translated this poem because it is commonly found in library posters. This poem always inspires me to use my imagination.
Translation notes: I never explicitly represented the “Traverse” because it is implied by the chariot ride.
Title: [“There is no Frigate like a Book”] J1263 F1286
Author: Emily Dickinson
English text:
There is no Frigate like a Book
To take us Lands away
Nor any Coursers like a Page
Of prancing Poetry –
This Traverse may the poorest take
Without oppress of Toll –
How frugal is the Chariot
That bears the Human Soul –
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