by
Gerard Martin
Translated
from the French by Betrand Mathieu
A
Lannan Translation Selections Series
In
The Hiddenness of the World, French poet Gerard Martin
addresses humanity's longing for a rebirth of wonder in a world
frighteningly commercial, technological, and environmentally destructive.
Martin's almost mystical approach draws attention to minute details
of the natural world as secret mirrors of the sacred. Bertrand
Mathieu, celebrated translator of Rimbaud, gives Martin's work
vivaciousness and astounding energy.
A
Sample Poem from The Hiddenness of the World
Whilst we were driving between two nights
full of sleep, we drank
all
the freshness of the first slope of earth.
Signs still to come, it was high time to surprise you, time to
set foot
on
the dwellings down below, to track down the blazing origin.
There now, the road awaits us that goes up by the vineyards.
©
BOA Editions, Ltd 2003
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ISBN: 1-929918-33-X
Price: $22.00
Publishing Date: 2003
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ISBN: 1-929918-34-8
Price: $13.95
Publishing Date: 2003
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