The Yale Anthology of Twentieth-Century French Poetry

acknowledgments

René Char

‘‘Redonnez-leur... ,’’ ‘‘Le Martinet,’’ from Fureur et mystère, ∫ Éditions Gallimard,
1948; ‘‘Toute vie... ,’’ from Les Matinaux, ∫ Éditions Gallimard, 1950; ‘‘Le Mortel
Partenaire,’’ ‘‘Vers l’arbre-frère... ,’’ ‘‘La Chambre dans l’espace,’’ from La Parole en
archipel, ∫ Éditions Gallimard, 1962; ‘‘Lutteurs,’’ ‘‘Lied du figuier,’’ from Le Nu perdu, ∫
Éditions Gallimard, 1971. Reprinted by permission of Éditions Gallimard.
‘‘Restore to Them... ,’’ trans. by Mary Ann Caws; ‘‘The Mortal Partner,’’ trans. by
Nancy Kline; ‘‘To Friend-Tree... ,’’ trans. by William Carlos Williams; ‘‘Lied of the Fig
Tree,’’ trans. by Gustaf Sobin, from René Char: Selected Poems, ∫ New Directions Publish-
ing Corporation, 1992. Reprinted by permission of New Directions Publishing Corpora-
tion. ‘‘Fighters,’’ trans. by Thomas Merton, from The Collected Poems of Thomas Merton,
∫ New Directions Publishing Corporation, 1997. Reprinted by permission of New Direc-
tions Publishing Corporation and Trustees of the Merton Legacy Trust. ‘‘The Swift,’’ trans.
by Patricia Terry, from Lightning: The Poetry of René Char, ∫ Northeastern University
Press, 1997. Reprinted by permission of Patricia Terry. ‘‘Every Life... ,’’ trans. by James
Wright, ‘‘Room in Space,’’ trans. by W. S. Merwin, from The Random House Book of
Twentieth Century French Poetry, ∫ Random House, Inc., 1982. Reprinted by permission
of James Wright and W. S. Merwin.

Malcolm de Chazal

Excerpts from ‘‘Sens plastique (1947),’’ ‘‘Sens plastique (1948),’’ from Sens plastique, ∫
Éditions Gallimard, 1947–1948. ‘‘La Logique,’’ from Poèmes, ∫ Éditions Gallimard, 1968.
Reprinted by permission of Éditions Gallimard.
Excerpts from ‘‘Plastic Sense (1947),’’ ‘‘Plastic Sense (1948),’’ ‘‘Logic,’’ trans. by Mary
Ann Caws. Printed by permission of Mary Ann Caws.

Andrée Chédid

‘‘Épreuves du poète,’’ ‘‘Regarder l’enfance,’’ from Épreuves du vivant, ∫ Éditions Gal-
limard, 2002. Reprinted by permission of Éditions Gallimard.
‘‘Trials of the Poet,’’ ‘‘Looking at Childhood,’’ trans. by Rosemary Lloyd. Printed by
permission of Rosemary Lloyd.

Paul Claudel

‘‘Octobre,’’ ‘‘Tristesse de l’eau,’’ from Connaissance de l’Est, ∫ Mercure de France, 1974.
Reprinted by permission of Mercure de France.
‘‘October,’’ ‘‘The Sadness of Water,’’ trans. by James Lawler. Printed by permission of
James Lawler.

Jean Cocteau

‘‘Jeune fille endormie,’’ from Jean Cocteau: Opéra: Oeuvres poétiques, 1925–1927,
∫ Stock, 1959. Reprinted by permission of the Comité Jean Cocteau.
‘‘Young Girl Sleeping,’’ trans. Alfred Corn. Printed by permission of Alfred Corn.