Reading any poem that makes use of extensive wordplay within a language shows why there will always be some untranslatable aspect. You can't create all the exac

Reading any poem that makes use of extensive wordplay within a language shows why there will always be some untranslatable aspect. You can't create all the exact shades of a single pun if all those shades aren't in a different language. Go translate an ee cummings poem and make sure to retain all its meanings.