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Calque

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**Calque** is a poetry work by Sekiguchi that centers on the porous space between languages. Its title, suggesting a tracing, transfer, or literal translation, frames the book as an exploration of how meaning changes when it moves from one linguistic setting to another. The work draws on the concerns of translation and interpreting without reducing them to technical processes; instead, it treats language as a living surface marked by displacement, repetition, and subtle alteration. Through poetic forms attentive to sound, syntax, and cultural nuance, the collection invites readers to consider how speech carries traces of other tongues and how identity can be shaped by multilingual experience. The result is a concise, reflective work suited to readers interested in contemporary poetry, linguistic borderlands, and the creative possibilities of translation.

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