the grand masked ball
...We’re in Paris, staying with my Grandmère (Grandmother) for a few days around Mother’s day.
Peter (my bf) is getting to know my Grandmère. They’ve started to relax and enjoy each other. This time, w...
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Categories:
sorbonne, boyfriend, fun, grandmother, mothers
Form: Free verse
Homeward
...We had breakfast on the Champs-Élysées this morning at Café Joyeux. Their croquet monsieur (a breakfast sandwich) was to die for - one bite can cure a hangover. They also serve a deep, rich Yirgachef...
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Categories:
sorbonne, summer, teen, travel, vacation,
Form: Free verse
If Ever I Had a Country: Lxxiv
...IF EVER I HAD A COUNTRY : LXXIV
IF ever I had a country proud of its sacred Soul Patrie
And if ever by a long shot I was nominated - not spuriously elected - Chef Ministre d'Etat
Ple...
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Categories:
sorbonne, education, graduation, prison, religion,
Form: Dramatic Monologue
The Reading of Villon Poems At West Berlin's Free University During the 1957-58 Winter Semester
...The reading of Villon poems at West Berlin’s Free University, Winter Semester 1957-58
for Fleur Adcock (b. February 10, 1934)
The hall was packed full, and the audie...
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Categories:
sorbonne, inspirational, passion, poetry, poets,
Form: Free verse
Nothing To Hide, Translation of a Coeur Ouvert, Poem By Rene Etiemble
...Nothing to hide*, Translation of a poem: “A coeur ouvert” by (René) Etiemble
For Jeannine
(Later in life, Etiemble suppressed his first name, ostensibly on account of the accented “é”
endin...
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Categories:
sorbonne, love, , literature,
Form: Dramatic Monologue
Back Door Side Door Front Door : Which Door Might a Confucian Take
...Back Door Side Door Front Door : Which door might a Confucian take
..................for René ETIEMBLE (Jan. 26, 1909 – Jan. 7, 2002)*
In homage - dedicated to the Chair Professor of Compar...
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Categories:
sorbonne, books, eulogy, french, poems,
Form: Elegy
He Who Creates Re-Creates Himself
...for René Passeron*
You may not grow old too soon
if
Things you have known will come back to you again
No revision nor recall need put them back in place
Time was wh...
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Categories:
sorbonne, art, time,
Form: Didactic