acknowledgments
Pierre-Albert Jourdan
‘‘Parle... ,’’ ‘‘Prière,’’ from Le Bonjour et l’adieu, ∫ Mercure de France, 1991. Reprinted
by permission of Mercure de France.
‘‘Speak... ,’’ ‘‘Prayer,’’ trans. by Mary Ann Caws. Printed by permission of Mary Ann
Caws.
Pierre-Jean Jouve
‘‘Lamentations... ,’’ from Sueur de sang, ∫ Mercure de France, 1955. Reprinted by
permission of Mercure de France. ‘‘De plus... ,’’ from Les Noces, ∫ Éditions Gallimard,
1966; ‘‘Après le déluge,’’ from Le Père de la terre, ∫ Éditions Gallimard, 1930. Reprinted by
permission of Éditions Gallimard.
‘‘Lament... ,’’ trans. by Keith Waldrop. Printed by permission of Keith Waldrop. ‘‘More
and More Woman,’’ trans. by Mary Ann Caws. Printed by permission of Mary Ann Caws.
‘‘After the Deluge,’’ trans. by Lee Fahnestock. Printed by permission of Lee Fahnestock.
Hédi Kaddour
‘‘Le Chau√eur,’’ from Jamais une ombre simple, ∫ Éditions Gallimard, 1994; ‘‘Varia-
tions,’’ from La Fin des vendanges, ∫ Éditions Gallimard, 1989. Reprinted by permission of
Éditions Gallimard.
‘‘The Bus Driver,’’ trans. by Marilyn Hacker, from Prairie Schooner. Reprinted by
permission of Marilyn Hacker. ‘‘Variations,’’ trans. by Marilyn Hacker, from Verse, 2000.
Reprinted by permission of Marilyn Hacker.
Vénus Khoury-Ghata
‘‘Elle lançait... ,’’ from Anthologie personnelle, ∫ Actes Sud, 1997. Reprinted by
permission of Vénus Khoury-Ghata. ‘‘L’Automne précéda... ,’’ from Elle dit, ∫ Éditions
Balland, 1999. Reprinted by permission of Éditions Balland.
‘‘She Used to Throw... ,’’ ‘‘Autumn Preceded... ,’’ trans. by Marilyn Hacker. Printed by
permission of Marilyn Hacker.
Greta Knutson
‘‘Pêche lunaire,’’ from Lunaires, ∫ Éditions Flammarion, 1985. Reprinted from Éditions
Flammarion.
‘‘Moon Fishing,’’ trans. by Mary Ann Caws. Printed by permission of Mary Ann Caws.
Abdellatif Laâbi
‘‘Le Portrait du père,’’ from Gare du Nord # 3 (1998), ed. by Alice Notley and Douglas
Oliver. Reprinted by permission of Alice Notley and Douglas Oliver. ‘‘Demain sera... ,’’
from Le Spleen de Casablanca, ∫ Éditions de la Di√érence, 1996. Reprinted by permission
of Éditions de la Di√érence.
‘‘The Portrait of the Father,’’ ‘‘Tomorrow Will Be... ,’’ trans. by Pierre Joris. Printed by
permission of Pierre Joris.