| Like Bits of Wind: Selected Poetry and Poetic Prose, 1974-2014 Contributor(s): Chappuis, Pierre (Author), Taylor, John (Translator) |
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ISBN: 085742338X ISBN-13: 9780857423382 Publisher: Seagull Books OUR PRICE: $24.75 Product Type: Hardcover Published: July 2016 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Poetry | European - General |
| Dewey: 811 |
| Series: Swiss List |
| Physical Information: 1.3" H x 5.2" W x 8.6" (1.20 lbs) 336 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: One of the central figures from a remarkable generation of French-language poets, Pierre Chappuis has thus far only been represented in English translation in fragments: a few poems here and there in magazines, online reviews, and anthologies. Like Bits of Wind rights that wrong, offering a generous selection of Chappuis's poetry and prose from the past forty years, drawn from several of his books. In these pages, Chappuis delves into long-standing questions of the essence of life, our relationship to landscape, the role of the perceiving self, and much more. His skeletal, haiku-like verse starkly contrasts with his more overtly poetic prose, which revels in sinuous lines and interpolated parentheticals. Together, the different forms are invigorating and exciting, the perfect introduction for English-language readers. |
Contributor Bio(s): Chappuis, Pierre: - Pierre Chappuis was born in Tavennes, Switzerland in 1930 and has published numerous volumes of poetry and prose.Taylor, John: - John Taylor has translated several French and Francophone poets, including, for Seagull Books, Catherine Colomb, Pierre Chappuis, Georges Perros, and Philippe Jaccottet. |
