Poetry
Fall 2009
Les Effarés
Dark, in the mist and snow, At the great lighted basement window, Their bums gathered round, Kneeling, five little ones—hopeless!— Study the baker making the dense White bread They see […]
Poetry
Spring 2007
Le Bateau Ivre
From the French. As I was drifting down impassive Rivers, I no longer felt guided by the haulers: The yowling Redskins had taken them as targets, Having nailed them […]
Poetry
Autumn 2005
Vénus Anadyomène
As from a green tin-plate coffin, the head Of a woman with brown hair heavily pomaded Emerges from an old bath, slow and bestial, With bald patches rather shoddily repaired. […]
Poetry
Autumn 2005
Le Châtiment de Tartufe
Poking, poking at his hot amorous heart Beneath the chaste black robe, pleasured, his gloved paw, As he walked along one day, revoltingly sweet, Yellowish, faith slobbering from his toothless […]
Poetry
Autumn 2005
La Rivière de Cassis
From the French. The Blackcurrant River rolls obscurely Through strange valleys: The voice of a hundred crows accompanies it, truly Virtuous voice of angels: Along with the great movements of […]
Poetry
Autumn 2005
Les Douaniers
Those who say, Jesus wept!, those who say, No fear! Soldiers, sailors, pensioned-off remnants of the Empire, Are nobodies, utter nobodies, before the Tariff Officers Who with broad strokes of […]
Poetry
Summer 2004
To the Poet on the Matter of Flowers
From the French. For M. Théodore de Banville I. And so to Lilies! Pessaries of ecstasy, Forever tending to an azure black Where topaz seas vibrate, serving Their purposes in […]