THE ANCHOR'S LONG CHAIN

Widely considered the foremost French poet of his generation, Yves Bonnefoy has wowed the literary world for decades with his diffus e volumes. First published in France in 2008, The Anchors Long Chain is an indispensable addition to his oeuvre. Enriching Bonnefoy s earlier work, the volume, translated by Beverley Bie Brahic, also innovates, including an unprecedented sequence of nineteen sonn ets. These sonnets combine the strictness of the form with the freedom to vary line length and create evocative fragments. Compresse d, emotion...[Leer más]