The Yale Anthology of Twentieth-Century French Poetry

acknowledgments

Paul de Roux

‘‘Labeur du jour,’’ ‘‘Encore le froid,’’ from Poèmes de l’aube, ∫ Éditions Gallimard, 1990.
Reprinted by permission of Éditions Gallimard.
‘‘The Day’s Labor,’’ ‘‘The Cold Again,’’ trans. by Stephen Romer, from Poetry/Chicago
(Special French Poetry Issue), 2000–2001. Reprinted by permission of Stephen Romer.

Saint-Pol Roux

‘‘La Volière,’’ from S. Henry, Camaret, 1892. ‘‘Lever de soleil,’’ from La Rose et les épines
du chemin, 1900. Reprinted by permission of La Rougerie.
‘‘The Aviary,’’ trans. by Robin Magowan. Printed by permission of Robin Magowan.
‘‘Sunrise,’’ trans. by Mary Ann Caws. Printed by permission of Mary Ann Caws.

Claude Royet-Journoud

‘‘Localité,’’ from Les Natures invisibles, ∫ Éditions Gallimard, 1997. Reprinted by per-
mission of Éditions Gallimard.
‘‘Locality,’’ trans. by Keith Waldrop, from Exact Change Yearbook, 1995. Reprinted by
permission of Keith Waldrop.

Amina Saïd

Excerpts from ‘‘Sentiers de lumière,’’ from Duelle, no. 3, 2000. Reprinted by permission
of Association Duelle. ‘‘La Terre,’’ from Gisements de lumière, ∫ Éditions de la Di√érence,

1998. Reprinted from Éditions de la Di√érence.
      Excerpts from ‘‘Paths of Light,’’ ‘‘The Earth,’’ trans. by Mary Ann Caws. Printed by
      permission of Mary Ann Caws.

Victor Segalen

‘‘Édit funéraire,’’ ‘‘Par respect,’’ ‘‘Éloge du jade,’’ ‘‘Trahison fidèle,’’ from Stèles, ∫ Édi-
tions Gallimard, 1912. Reprinted by permission of Éditions Gallimard.
‘‘Funerary Edict,’’ ‘‘Out of Respect,’’ trans. by Mary Ann Caws and Patricia Terry.
Printed by permission of Mary Ann Caws and Patricia Terry. ‘‘In Praise of Jade,’’ ‘‘Faithful
Betrayal,’’ trans. by Timothy Billings and Christopher Bush. Printed by permission of
Timothy Billings and Christopher Bush.

Léopold Sédar Senghor

‘‘Prière aux masques,’’ from Chants d’ombre, ∫ Éditions du Seuil, 1945; ‘‘Le Salut du
jeune soleil,’’ from Lettres d’hivernage, ∫ Éditions du Seuil, 1973. Reprinted by permission
of Éditions du Seuil.
‘‘Prayer to the Masks,’’ ‘‘The Young Sun’s Greeting,’’ trans. by Hoyt Rogers. Printed by
permission of Hoyt Rogers.

Philippe Soupault

‘‘Georgia,’’ ‘‘Horizon,’’ from Georgia, ∫ Les Cahiers libres, 1926. Reprinted by permis-
sion of Christine Chemeto√-Soupault. ‘‘Cinéma-palace,’’ ‘‘Chanson pour des... ,’’ from