Tuesday, February 15, 2022

HYPNOS (THE LEAVES), RENE CHAR ~

 



Although the translator wishes to be

a bit snippy about previous translations

of the Rene Char masterpiece — ignore him

and seek them out — likewise take this

new edition in hand and read it with

the same gusto & courage

of the poet


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In the darkness of our lives, there is not one place

for Beauty. The whole place is for Beauty.


Rene Char, 

Hypnos

1946