YOU SAID:
I read a book of poems by the tall writer
INTO JAPANESE
私は背の高い作家によって詩の本を読む
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I read a poem by a tall writer
INTO JAPANESE
私は背の高い作家によって詩を読みました
BACK INTO ENGLISH
I read a poem by tall writer
INTO JAPANESE
背の高い作家の詩をお読み
BACK INTO ENGLISH
Tall writer's poetry reading
INTO JAPANESE
背の高い作家の詩の朗読
BACK INTO ENGLISH
Tall writer's poetry reading
That didn't even make that much sense in English.