/lit/ - Literature

I skipped a short story in an anthology because the introduction made it seem like a hack job and the first two pages didn't grab my attention well enough.

I translated a German song into a poem and I gave it to three teachers.
One of them said, "Good job, Anon!", another said, "Listen, I don't speak German, but judging by the phonetics of the original text, you neglected almost all form of rhythm in your translation, now, don't jump out the window, it's not that bad, but next time maybe try a raw translation first."
The third hasn't said anything. Probably didn't give a damn.
I should work harder.