Crow and Heron
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Inspired by the landscapes of the Normandy coastline and the Jura mountains, with their rivers and forests, the poems of Jacques Moulin celebrate the natural world-here, in particular, the life of birds, capturing both their intensity and their playfulness. In response, David Ball's translations strive to recreate in English the bold, rich inventiveness of the original French, conveying not only the wild cawing of the crows but also the silent, solitary presence of the heron. Crow and Heron is the perfect occasion to discover a poet who might be compared to English poets of birds and beasts, such as Lawrence or Hughes, while remaining, at all times, unmistakably French.
Jacques Moulin
Jacques Moulin is a widely published and respected contemporary French poet, the author of many slim volumes, often produced in collaboration with visual artists. The varied coast line of his native Normandy often features in his work, as do the forests and rivers of the eastern region of France in which he now lives.
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