Horace, the Odes: New Translations by Contemporary Poets - Paperbackby Horace (Author), J. D. McClatchy (Editor) They have inspired poets and challenged translators through the centuries. The odes of Horace are the cornerstone of lyric poetry in the Western world. Their subtlety of tone and brilliance of technique have often proved elusive, especially when as has usually been the case a single translator ventures to maneuver through Horace's infinite variety. Now for the first time, leading poets from America,