From the publication of his first book in 1953, Yves Bonnefoy has
been considered the most important and influential French poet
since World War II. A prolific writer, critic, and translator,
Bonnefoy continues to compose groundbreaking new work sixty years
later, constantly offering his readers what Paul Auster has called
"the highest level of artistic excellence." In The Present Hour,
Bonnefoy's latest collection, a personal narrative surfaces in
splinters and shards. Every word from Bonnefoy is multifaceted,
like the fragmented figures seen from different angles in cubist
painting-as befits a poet who has written extensively about artists
such as Goya, Picasso, Braque, and Gris. Throughout this moving
collection, Bonnefoy's poems echo each other, returning to and
elaborating upon key images, thoughts, feelings, and people.
Intriguing and enigmatic, this mixture of sonnet sequences and
prose poems - or, as Bonnefoy sees them, "dream texts" - moves from
his meditations on friendship and friends like Jorge Luis Borges to
a long, discursive work in free verse that is a reflection on his
thought and process. These poems are the ultimate condensation of
Bonnefoy's life in writing, and they will be a valuable addition to
the canon of his writings available in English.
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