Dan Rattelle

A Translation from the French of "Eurydice" by Raïssa Maritain

Eurydice

                is impossible!

If Orpheus turns his face,
                she doubts and cries.

But if he glances back

                Eurydice dies.

Dan Rattelle is the author of the book Painting Over the Growth Chart (Wiseblood, 2024). He holds an MFA from the University of St Andrews and lives in Western Massachusetts.