And then, as if by magic, all the toys from the ancient world and far-flung lands became talismans, fetishes, and amulets in the anthropologists’ display cases.
Tyler Fisher of Ojibwe (Chippewa) heritage, is a professor of modern languages. His book-length translations of poetry include Martí’s Ismaelillo (Wings Press 2007), Lorca’s The Dialogue of Two Snails (Penguin 2018), and Lorca’s Cicada! (Penguin 2025).
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