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Le Vaisseau d’Or, a new English translation by Jacques Renaud of Émile Nelligan’s masterpiece

Posted here, a recent English translation I made of Québec poet Émile Nelligan’s masterpiece, Le Vaisseau d’Or ( 1899 ).  I kept the original title in French. It feels right that way.  I took notes on the poem and the … Continue reading

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All Café-Terrasses are Vistas on Infinity. Let’s have coffee together.

Version française originale, cliquer ici (Original French version): Toutes les terrasses du monde s’ouvrent sur l’infini. On va prendre un café ensemble.   Forever you will meet Rimbaud in the saffron, vermillion alleys of Marrakech. We were born to have … Continue reading

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