Michel Deguy - April 11, 2005

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Michel Deguy

Michel Deguy reads poems from Given Giving (1984) and Recumbents (2005) in the original French, with translations read by Reginald McGinnis.

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Introduction
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by Frances Sjoberg

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"Quand le vent / When the wind..." and "Les jours ne sont pas comptés / The days..."
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"Les jours ne sont pas comptés... / The days are not numbered..."

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Deguy, Michel. Given Giving: Selected Poems of Michel Deguy. Trans. Clayton Eshleman. Berkeley: University of California Press, 1984.

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"Arrête ce moment... / Hold this moment..."
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"Hold this moment" differs slightly from published version.

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Deguy, Michel. Given Giving: Selected Poems of Michel Deguy. Trans. Clayton Eshleman. Berkeley: University of California Press, 1984.

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"Il est besoin d'un lecteur... / There is a need..."
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Deguy, Michel. Given Giving: Selected Poems of Michel Deguy. Trans. Clayton Eshleman. Berkeley: University of California Press, 1984.

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"Prose / Prose"
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Deguy, Michel. Given Giving: Selected Poems of Michel Deguy. Trans. Clayton Eshleman. Berkeley: University of California Press, 1984.

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"Vous serez étonnés... / You will be astonished..."
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Deguy, Michel. Given Giving: Selected Poems of Michel Deguy. Trans. Clayton Eshleman. Berkeley: University of California Press, 1984.

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"Qui Quoi / Who What"
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Deguy, Michel. Given Giving: Selected Poems of Michel Deguy. Trans. Clayton Eshleman. Berkeley: University of California Press, 1984.

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"Passim / Passim"
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Deguy, Michel. Given Giving: Selected Poems of Michel Deguy. Trans. Clayton Eshleman. Berkeley: University of California Press, 1984.

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"Étude avancée / Advanced Study"
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Deguy, Michel. Given Giving: Selected Poems of Michel Deguy. Trans. Clayton Eshleman. Berkeley: University of California Press, 1984.

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"Cardiogramme (mai) / Cardiogram (May)"
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Deguy, Michel. Recumbents. Trans. Wilson Baldridge. Middletown, CT: Wesleyan University Press, 2005.

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"Gisants / Recumbents"
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"Aveugle, disaient-ils... / Blind, they used to say..."

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Deguy, Michel. Recumbents. Trans. Wilson Baldridge. Middletown, CT: Wesleyan University Press, 2005.

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"Aphrodite collègue / Aphrodite Colleague"
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Deguy, Michel. Recumbents. Trans. Wilson Baldridge. Middletown, CT: Wesleyan University Press, 2005.

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"Une question au poème / A Question for the Poem"
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Deguy, Michel. Recumbents. Trans. Wilson Baldridge. Middletown, CT: Wesleyan University Press, 2005.

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"Dédicace / Dedication"
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"Touche-moi de ta salive... / Touch me with your saliva..."

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Deguy, Michel. Recumbents. Trans. Wilson Baldridge. Middletown, CT: Wesleyan University Press, 2005.

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"Dédicace / Dedication"
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"Je ne peux écrire ton nom... / I cannot write your name..."

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Deguy, Michel. Recumbents. Trans. Wilson Baldridge. Middletown, CT: Wesleyan University Press, 2005.

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"Conte / Tale"
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Deguy, Michel. Recumbents. Trans. Wilson Baldridge. Middletown, CT: Wesleyan University Press, 2005.

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"Gisants / Recumbents"
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"Je ne cesse de te perdre... / I keep losing you..."

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Deguy, Michel. Recumbents. Trans. Wilson Baldridge. Middletown, CT: Wesleyan University Press, 2005.

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"Alarme / Alarm"
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Deguy, Michel. Recumbents. Trans. Wilson Baldridge. Middletown, CT: Wesleyan University Press, 2005.

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"Notre demeure / Our Dwelling"
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Deguy, Michel. Recumbents. Trans. Wilson Baldridge. Middletown, CT: Wesleyan University Press, 2005.

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From "Nu / Nude"
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"Comme qui a soif... / Like someone thirsty..."

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Deguy, Michel. Recumbents. Trans. Wilson Baldridge. Middletown, CT: Wesleyan University Press, 2005. 136-139

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"La cella était vide / The Cella Was Empty"
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Deguy, Michel. Recumbents. Trans. Wilson Baldridge. Middletown, CT: Wesleyan University Press, 2005.

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From "Aide Mémoire / Memorandum"
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Deguy, Michel. Recumbents. Trans. Wilson Baldridge. Middletown, CT: Wesleyan University Press, 2005.

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Question and Answer Session 1
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Question and Answer Session 2
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