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A Test of Solitude

Poetry. Translated from the French by Rosmarie Waldrop. "Emmulating Wittgenstein, who repaired to an isolated cabin in Norway to write and reflect, Hocquard takes up his own test of solitude on a farm not far from Bordeaux. What he writes there are unconventional sonnets that arrive at their stipulated line-count by an ingenious variety of means. They record with deceptive simplicity daily accounts and experiences. At the same time, an inquiry is being conducted, a test of solitude that is also a test of poetry" — Steve Evans.

  • Format
  • paperback
  • Pages
  • 72
  • Language
  • english
  • ISBN
  • 9781886224339
  • Genres
  • france, poetry
  • Release date
  • 2000