The Department of French
and Italian presents
a poetry reading by
Nicolas PesquEs
Friday, April
13, 2007
2:00 pm
Persimmon Room,
Indiana Memorial Union
Nicolas Pesquès made his début as a writer in May of 1971. In 1980, facing a hill, he embarked upon an adventure in writing which includes today four published volumes: La face nord de Juliau un, deux, trois, and quatre (The North Slope of Juliau, One, Two, Three, and Four, André Dimanche Editeur 1988, 1997, 2000). This is a poem which not only is not finished but can never be concluded. It guides the poet's feet and changes the direction of his wandering, enabling him to meditate on how his poetry progresses. La face nord de Juliau, cinq is on the editor’s desk. The author is working on its continuation. Other poems, offshoots of this central work, have also appeared: among them, Trois poèmes (Three poems, Édition du Limon, 1995). Nicolas Pesquès is also the author of essays and texts on painting and artists, in particular on Gilles Aillaud, Anne Deguelle, Jan Voss, and Aurélie Nemours, as well as of a study on the poetry of Jacques Dupin.
The reading will be in French. Translations of some poems will be presented in English.
Sponsored by the Getrude Force Weathers Lecture Series and the Mary-Margaret Barr Koon Fund
If you have a disability and need assistance, accommodations can be made to meet most needs. Please call 855-5458.
