Chanson Dada contains all the poems of legendary Dada poet Tristan Tzara (1896-1963) translated by English poet Lee Harwood. Translated as a labor of love over a ten year period the poems encompass the full range of Tzara's works, the results of which have brought Tzara's poetry to life for English language readers for over 25 years. Completely revised, updated edition of this classic survey.

Chanson Dada: Tristan Tzara Selected Poems

Literature & Fiction

Tristan Tzara

History & Criticism

Commonwealth Books, Black Widow

Andre Breton (1896-1966) was the founder of Surrealism and a major leader of the avante-garde movement in France following World War I. This exceptional volume brings together the most comprehensive selection of poems by Breton available in the English language. Here, in a bilingual French-English format are 73 poems representing all styles and stages of the writer's career.

Poems of Andre Breton: A Bilingual Anthology: A Bilingual Anthology

BRETON, André

Paul Eluard (1895-1952) is widely considered to be one of France's most important poets. This bilingual edition translates Eluard's marvelous books of Last Love Poems composed during 1946-1951. Included is an enlightening introduction covering Eluard's later works.

Last Love Poems of Paul Eluard (English and French Edition)

Paul Éluard

National Book Award winning poet/author Clayton Eshleman's 14th collection of poetry and prose poems.

An Alchemist With One Eye On Fire

Eshleman, Clayton

Capital of Pain, is considered one of the key texts of surrealism. This is the first new translation into English of this work in over 30 years and the only edition available in the English language. This edition presents the text in its entirety in a bilingual format and includes an extensive essay on Eluard's works by Mary Ann Caws. This book has had a lasting effect on poets and readers since it exploded unto the literary scene in 1926 and has never been out of print in Europe since.

Capital of Pain

Éluard, Paul

Paul Eluard (1895-1952) is widely considered to be one of France's most important poets. This bilingual edition translates Eluard's Love, Poetry (L'amour la poesie, 1929) for the first time into English. This popular work cemented Eluard's reputation internationally as one of France's greatest 20th century poets. Never out of print in France, this is it's debut in the English language.

Love, Poetry (Translation)

Comprehensive bi-lingual anthology of the poems of Guillevic timed to coincide with the festivities in France to celebrate the 100th anniversary of his birth. Translated into some 50 languages in over 60 countries, Guillevic remains one of the most popular poets of Europe inspiring songs, artists, (over 100 of the worlds most prominent artists have illustrated his works) and poetry lovers everywhere. Despite his wide acclaim English language editions of his work are difficult to find and often poorly translated. This edition sets a new standard for English language renditions of his poetry.

The Sea & Other Poems (English and French Edition)

Eugene Guillevic

Robert Desnos (1900-1945) was one of the primary poets and writers of the Surrealist movement of 1924-1930. He wrote, and collaboratively wrote, many influential and celebrated books. Besides poetry, Desnos wrote on a wide range of subjects from film texts and criticism to novels. During WWII he became a poet of the resistance, but was arrested by the Gestapo and sent to several notorious concentration camps for the duration of the war. He died as a result of his internment. This is the most comprehensive anthology of the writings of Robert Desnos ever assembled and translated into the English language. The extensive poetry section is bilingual. The English translations are by the most renowned translators of Robert Desnos.

Essential Poems & Writings of Robert Desnos

Robert Desnos

Poetry

This title surveys both recent writings and poems written over the last twenty years. After a couple of chapbook publications, and wide publication of his poems in both literary journals and online publications, Signal from Draco is Mebane Robertson's first book publication of his poems. Introduction by Gale Swiontkowski. The first title in the Black Widow Press New Poets Series.

Signal from Draco: New and Selected Poems

Robertson, Mebane

From National Book Award winning poet/author Clayton Eshleman a wide ranging new book of poetry, prose poems, and essays. Spanning subjects from the writer's craft to poetic musings on art, this collection follows his recent, widely acclaimed 'Complete poems of Cesar Vallejo' and his books of original poems, 'Alchemist with One Eye on Fire'.

Archaic Design

Clayton Eshleman

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