We'll See

Georges L. Godeau, Kathleen Mcgookey

Description

We’ll See, originally published in France in 1995 as On Verra Bien by le dé bleu, is Georges L. Godeau’s first book translated into English. This is a collection of ninety brief prose poems, most of which focus on ordinary people and events. Godeau’s prose poems are disarmingly and deceptively simple, yet resonate with each other.

Informations

• Publié par: Parlor Press, LLC
• Date de parution: 18 février 2012
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781602352841
• Langue: English

Extrait

are quiet, efîcient, but unsettling in their deep resonances. Godeau’s terse prose poems are

A man reîlling a prescription in a pharmacy remarks, out of nowhere

specializing in rural areas. He also devoted himself to writing; his îrst book was published in 1962, and he published îfteen more books before his death in 1999. Several more volumes

Anderson, South Carolina 29621

S A N: 2 5 4 – 8 8 7 9 ISBN 978-1-60235-284-1

GODEAU

| MCGOOKEY WE’LL SEE PARLOR PRESS We’ll See

Poems by Georges L. Godeau

Translated by Kathleen McGookey

Free Verse Edîtîons

Edîted by Jon Tompson

WE’LL SEE

POEMS BY GEORGES L. GODEAU

Translated by Kathleen McGookey

Parlor Press Anderson, South Carolina www.parlorpress.com

Paror Press C, Anderson, Sout Caroîna, 29621

Transatîon oWe’ll See© 2012 by Paror Press. A rîgts reserved. We grateuy acknowedge Mme Madeeîne Godeau, wo granted permîssîon to transateWe’ll Seeînto Engîs. Cet ouvrage publîé dans le cadre du programme d’aîde à la publîcatîon bénéicîe du soutîen du Mînîstère des Afaîres Etrangères et du Servîce Culturel de l’Ambassade de France représenté aux Etats-Unîs. hîs work receîved support rom te Frenc Mînîstry o Foreîgn Afaîrs and te Cutura Servîces o te Frenc Embassy în te Unîted States troug teîr pubîsîng assîstance program.

Prînted în te Unîted States o Amerîca S A N: 2 5 4 - 8 8 7 9

îbrary o Congress Cataogîng-în-Pubîcatîon Data

Godeau, Georges . [On verra bîen. Engîs]  We’ see : poems / by Georges . Godeau ; transated by Kateen McGookey.  p. cm. -- (Free verse edîtîons) Transatîon o On verra bîen în Engîs.  ïSBN 978-1-60235-283-4 (pbk. : ak. paper) -- ïSBN 978-1-60235- 284-1 (ebook) ï. McGookey, Kateen. ïï. Tîte.

PQ2613.O22O5713 2012 841’.914--dc23

 2011053119 Cover desîgn by Davîd Bakesey. Cover îmage by Georges . Godeau.

Prînted on acîd-ree paper.

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Contents

Acknowedgments vîî

Goosebumps 3

Peasants 5 Se Cîngs to Herse 6 he Saînt-Antoîne ïnn 7 Nînny 8 he Nurse 9 Dance Number 10 Tortebresse 11 Bus Trîp 12 he Goaîe 13 At te Scoo în Town 14 Rîbîera 15 Curtaîn 16

Norway 17

he Rur Rîver Vaey 19 ubeck 20 Bufet 21 he Japanese 22 Fascînatîon 23 A Nîgt on Board 24 he Hospîta 25 Poto 26 he Od Foks 27 Bergen 28 On te Woe 29

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A Scottish Woman 31

Dea 33 Juggîng 34 Waîtîng 35 Panîc 36 îke a Tropy 37 Happy 38 A Caracter 39 he Heart 40 Fort Foucaut 41

From Time to Time 43

he Brîckmaker 45 he aundromat at Saînt-Jean 46 he Rut 47 ïusîons 48 Anîmas 49 Eectrîcîty 50 he Haîrdresser 51 Joee 52 Decree 53 he Brîant Fîedom 54 Food eve 55 Reunîon 56 Sîmone 57 ïntuîtîon 58 he Best ïs 59 Resîdence Under Surveîance 60 A Good Cîtîzen 61 “îsten to te Bîrd” 62

A Russîan Guîde 63 Soîoquy 64 Paradîse 65 Mr. Jean Rostand 66

In Season 69

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Sîster Jeanne 71 he îtte Strîng 72 he Poet 73 he House wît te Wîndmî 74 Aîce 75 Toug Od Cap 76 One Hundred Degrees Cesîus 77 Gao-Roman Sîte 78 Horses 79 he Mound o te Ader Tree 80 Perpexîty 81 Pace Saînt-Jean 82 ïn te Mont o August 83 Gwen 84 A Festîve Evenîng 85 God Artur 86 Meadowsweet 87 e Roman de Renart 88 Anonymîty 89 “Our Property” (H.M.) 90 ï Revîse 91 Tourîsm 92 he Rose Garden 93 Aways Hîmse 94 Absentmîndedness 95

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Georges Mounin 97

Meetîng 99 Transormatîon 100 ïn Cotet 101 oyaty 102 he Subject 103 Mecca 104 Oympus 105 Musîc 106 Sîrt Open 107 Cemetery 108 A Dream 109

About te Autor 111 About te Transator 113 Free Verse Edîtîons 115

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Acknowledgments

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Acknowedgment îs made to te oowîng journas, were tese transatîons were îrst pubîsed:

AGNI Onlîne:“Gao-Roman Sîte,” “A Russîan Guîde,” “ïusîons,” “Gwen,” “Paradîse,” Te Antîoc Revîew:“Tortebresse” Basalt:“Sîster Jeanne” Burnsîde Revîew:“Poto,” “Te aundromat at Saînt-Jeanne” Case Park:Japanese,” “Dea,” “Waîtîng,” “Joee,” “îke a “Te Tropy,” “Absentmîndedness,” “Te Poet,” “Anonymîty” Cîrcumerence:“Pace Saînt-Jean,” “Transormatîon,” “Tourîsm” Connectîcut Revîew:eve,” “Te îtte Strîng,” “Dance “Food Number” Current Accounts:“Cemetery,” “A Dream,” “Mecca,” “Sîrt Open,” “Musîc” Denver Quarterly:“Horses,” “ïn te Mont o August,” “Te Rose Garden,” “Aîce” Dîner:“Panîc” Fîve Fîngers Revîew:“Te Nurse,” “Rur Rîver Vaey,” “Bergen,” “Te Saînt-Antoîne ïnn” Free Verse:“Te Goaîe,” “Te Brîant Fîedom,” “Reunîon,” “îsten to te Bîrd,” “Soîoquy,” “Mr. Jean Rostand,” “God Artur,” “e Roman de Renart,” “Meetîng,” “ïn Cotet,” “Te Subject,” “Oympus” Great Rîver Revîew:“Te Haîrdresser,” “ïntuîtîon” (as “Dîscrîmîna- tîon”) Hawaî’ î Revîew:“Te Best ïs,” “Meadowsweet” Indîana Revîew:“Juggîng,” “Happy” Interlocen Revîew:“One Hundred Degrees Cesîus” jubîlat:“Curtaîn”