This is a new translation of Baudelaire’s ‘Spleen’ poem, ‘La Cloche Fêlée’ which was published in 1851. It is a bleak poem which presents the reader with the poet’s sense of loss and his isolation within a confined urban landscape. ~ The Cracked Bell To Hayley McLintock   Throughout the smoky winter nights, Crouched by … Continue reading The Cracked Bell – a new translation by Ian Brinton