A Woman with Several Lives

From one of America's finest experimental poets, this translation of a contemplation of the life of Lorine Niedecker, a stellar American poet of the mid-twentieth century. This work stands as a monument to the important conversation between French and American experimental poets.All the children are swaddledas whiteasdried beanssheltered from the airfor timeeven recyclespotsof jamIndian gravesat lakeKoshkonongand upon this memorya ball rollsup to the sacredexcavations.The golfersplayamong the corpses.Jean Daive is the author of fifteen volumes of poetry and seven works of fiction. He lives in Paris, France.