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

RENE CHAR ~

 Gala & René Char

 (1935)

 TO M.H.


                                          11 September, 1966

 

Back and forth goes Autumn, swifter than the gardener's rake.

Autumn does not overwhelm the heart, which needs the

branch and the branch's shadow.



translated by Mark Hutchinson



 

Seagull Books, 2015 

RENE CHAR ~

"Imagination, my child."

 "Children perform the delightful

miracle of remaining children

while seeing the world through

our eyes."

"In the darkness of our lives,

there is not one place for Beauty.

The whole place is for Beauty."

HYPNOS
CHAR
SEAGULL BOOKS

2015