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ISSUE: Fall 2016

Undenis pedibusque syllabisque
et multo sale nec tamen protervo
notus gentilibus ille Martialis
et notus populis (quid invidetis?)
non sum Andraemone notior caballo.

Yes, I’m that Martial known all across the world
for my elegiac couplets, hendecasyllables,
and my sharp but never reckless wit. Why envy me?
Some cat on YouTube gets more hits.

Martial

Martial (Marcus Valerius Martialis) was a first-century Roman poet (ca. 40-104 CE). Born in Iberia (modern-day Spain), he lived and wrote in the city of Rome. His twelve books of Epigrams were published between 86 and 103 CE.

Tyler Goldman

Tyler Goldman’s poems and translations have appeared or are forthcoming in Poetry Northwest, the Cortland Review, and Poets.org (Academy of American Poets). He has received scholarships and awards from the Bread Loaf Writers’ Conference, the Academy of American Poets, and the University of Maryland. He lives in Salt Lake City, where he is currently a doctoral student in literature and creative writing at the University of Utah.

Issue: Fall 2016 Volume 92 # 4

Published: September 29, 2016

Updated: September 29, 2016

Topics: Martial, Poetry, wit, YouTube

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