18 MAY 1974, page 21

K Enguin Poets

Clive Wilmer The last ten years or so have seen an extraordinary burgeoning in the art of verse t ranslation. At first sight — given the c ongenital insularity of English......

Two Men In The Same Boat

Richard Usborne The Seven Ages Christopher Hollis (Heinemann £3.60) I Know What I Liked Vernon Bartlett (Chatto and Windus £3.50) Christopher Hollis is seventy two, Vernon......