Nicole Brossard : selections

256 Pages·2010·0.72 MB·English

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S E L E C T I O N S
N I C O L E B R O S S A R D
SELECTED BY NICOLE BROSSARD
INTRODUCTION BY JENNIFER MOXLEY
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NicoleBrossard:selections/selectedbyNicoleBrossard;introductionbyJenniferMoxley.
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CONTENTS
Photographsfollowpage6
Introduction
................................................................. 1
KeytoTranslators
......................................................... 23
POEMS
from TheEchoMovesBeautiful(1968)........................................27
from LogicalSuite(1970)
everythinggelswhite
.................................................30
mutualattractions
....................................................30
betweenthelinestheliquidslides
...................................31
afterwardit’ssolittle
.................................................31
it’sonlyinitialanddoesn’tstopbeingso
............................31
toactandtend
........................................................31
againandwithoutcease
.............................................32
thereisthepalpablenightshiftsfeverish
............................32
suspensionoftheact
..................................................32
SubordinatingWords
.................................................33
from TheWhiteCentre(1970)..................................................36
from DaydreamMechanics(1974–1980)
Reverse/Drift
.........................................................40
ARodforaHandsomePrice
........................................45