Michael Palma

Michael Palma has published six collections of original poetry and nearly twenty books of translations of modern and contemporary poets. He has received numerous awards, including the Italo Calvino Award from the Translation Center of Columbia University. His most recent book is Faithful in My Fashion: Essays on the Translation of Poetry. He lives in Vermont.

Michael Palma

Michael Palma has published six collections of original poetry and nearly twenty books of translations of modern and contemporary poets. He has received numerous awards, including the Italo Calvino Award from the Translation Center of Columbia University. His most recent book is Faithful in My Fashion: Essays on the Translation of Poetry. He lives in Vermont.

Books by Michael Palma

  • Inferno: A New Verse Translation

    Dante Alighieri, Michael Palma

    Paperback, 2003

    "Palma's wonderfully readable translation comes close to perfection. I'm tempted to call it a miracle."—X. J. Kennedy
  • Inferno: A Norton Critical Edition

    Dante Alighieri, Giuseppe Mazzotta, Michael Palma

    First Edition, Paperback, 2008

    This Norton Critical Edition of Dante’s masterpiece is based on Michael Palma’s verse translation, which is acclaimed for its elegant rendering of Dante’s triple-rhyme scheme into contemporary...
  • Inferno

    Dante Alighieri, Michael Palma

    Paperback, 2020

    About Michael Palma’s translation.
  • Inferno: A New Verse Translation

    Dante Alighieri, Michael Palma

    E Book, 2013

    "Palma's wonderfully readable translation comes close to perfection. I'm tempted to call it a miracle."—X. J. Kennedy
  • Inferno

    Dante Alighieri, Michael Palma

    E Book, 2021

    About Michael Palma’s translation