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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

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
The Divine Comedy
Dante Alighieri, Michael Palma
Hardback, 2025
A masterfully lyrical translation of the complete Commedia that brings Dante’s famous terza rima to contemporary readers
The Divine Comedy
Dante Alighieri, Michael Palma
E Book
A masterfully lyrical translation of the complete Commedia that brings Dante’s famous terza rima to contemporary readers
Inferno
Dante Alighieri, Michael Palma
International Student Edition, E Book
About Michael Palma’s translation
The Divine Comedy
Dante Alighieri, Michael Palma
Paperback, 2026
A masterfully lyrical translation of the complete Commedia that brings Dante’s famous terza rima to contemporary readers