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In fact these
poems were written,

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I must say, a long time ago.

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Because translation takes time.

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So the poem I'm going
to read in French from--

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I have to mention that
for this selected--

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translated by Clayton Eshleman.

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Maybe you know Clayton.

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He's a great American poet.

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And with an introduction by--

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Est-ce que c'est là ?

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Kenneth Koch's introduction.

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He died three, four years ago.

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And I met often with
Kenneth in New York.

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"Bon."

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Sometimes I add a few words
in French or in English

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but my English is dirty.
Comment on va dire ça ?

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The "Leviathan
upstart" was a phrase

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of nasty, solitary,
brattish and ugly.

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So that's my English.

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"Bon."

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I start with a few extracts
from "Oui Dire" in French.

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56.

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Quand le vent pille le village,

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tordant les cris,

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l'oiseau s'engouffre dans le soleil.

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Tout est ruine,

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et la ruine un contour spirituel.

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"When the wind sucks the
village, twisting the cries,

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the bird engulfs
itself in the sun.

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All is ruin.

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And ruin, a spiritual contour."

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Les jours ne sont pas comptés.

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Sachant former
un convoi de déportés qui chantent.

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Arbres à flanc de prière,

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Ophélie au flottage du temps,

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assonance guidant
un sens vers le lit du poème.

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Comment appellerons-nous
ce qui donne le ton ?

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La poésie, comme l'amour,
risque tout sur des signes.

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"The days are not numbered.

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Let's learn how to form a
convoy of singing deportees.

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Trees with flanks of prayer.

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Ofelia at the floating of time.

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[INAUDIBLE] is guiding a
meaning toward the poem's bed.

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How should we name
what sets the pitch?

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Poetry like love risks
everything on signs."

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