Seven String Quartets
Frédéric Forte
(Author)
Matthew B. Smith
(Translator)
Description
Frédéric Forte's fleeting poems borrow the structure and arrangement of the string quartet, but rather than performing in concert, these poems keep tuning their instruments, fidgeting and fussing, sighing and shrugging, until they quietly exit the stage. Throughout, one is swept along by what turns out to be a surprisingly subtle, finely nuanced performance.
Frédéric Forte has published seventeen collections in the past ten years. He became a member of the well-known Oulipo (Workshop of Potential Literature) in 2005, and teaches and does residencies throughout France. He lives in Paris, where (among other things) he runs the blog poète-public.
Product Details
Price
$15.00
$13.80
Publisher
La Presse
Publish Date
October 28, 2014
Pages
88
Dimensions
5.9 X 7.8 X 0.3 inches | 0.25 pounds
Language
English
Type
Paperback
EAN/UPC
9781934200810
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About the Author
Frédéric Forte has published 17 collections in the past ten years, each focused on a specific concept, often structural, and at times thematic. He became a member of the well-known Oulipo (Workshop of Potential Literature) in 2005, and teaches and does residencies throughout France. He lives in Paris, where (among other things) he runs the blog poète-public. Matthew Smith lives in Oakland. He has translated three works by the Belgian writer Jean-Philippe Toussaint and is completing a dissertation on contemporary French and American poetry at UC Berkeley.
