One of the missing pieces in my collection of Ravachol-related material has been the source of a phrase by Paul Paillette—often quoted, but always without enough information to even begin track it down: Ravachol-Jesus. I […]
Twilight and the last books are heaped upon the fire. Heat to warm old bones. Acrid smoke to tickle memories. We sit — we, old ones now, but once so young. We sit around the fire. Old war birds, made lean and light by time, by speed. Brittle now, but still. . . […]
Because she was very young
I have spoken very sweet words to her
So sweet that I have felt her heart melt. […]
tout n’est pas encore perdu Tout n’est pas encore perdu, amie douce, puisque nos yeux pourront voir un printemps de plus. Oui, je sais la Bête rôde, la lippe pendante, vaniteuse, hurlant, triomphante. On exécute […]
I am reproached for lacking an ideal,
and those who gorge themselves on that food do not hesitate to let me know.
It is true that it is a dish that never figures on my menu
and I do not know to what part of a living being it belongs. […]
Le vrai camarade Digne, tu l’es bien trop pour supporter la pensée qu’on t’aurait donné davantage que tu as reçu — ou que celui qui te donne puisse soupçonner qu’il a moins reçu que son […]
Amertume Je pensais pourtant que tu serais venue…. Il faisait froid sous ces combles et les minutes s’écoulèrent d’abord lentement. Il me semblait à tout instant entendre ton pas léger dans l’escalier. À tout instant […]
My dwelling place is not a peak or forest,
Nevertheless, I am the man of the solitudes. […]
Ainsi chantait un « en dehors » : poesies et proses rythmee [ Thus Sang an “en dehors:” Poetry and Rhythmic Prose ] Related links: E. Armand [Main page] The Poems of E. Armand (FR) […]
Bibliography: E. Armand, “Exosthène,” L’en dehors 8 no. 158-159 (mi-Mai 1929): 8. E. Armand, “Le voyage—I,” L’en dehors 10 no. 210-211 (15 Juillet 1931): 8. E. Armand, “Le voyage—II,” L’en dehors 10 no. 212-213 (15 […]
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