The Blueness of Light: Selected Poems
by Louise Dupré

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The Blueness of Light: Selected Poems

By Louise Dupré

Poetry
Essential Poets Series 130
Translated by Antonio D’Alfonso
ISBN 1-55071-203-9
74 Pages
$15 Canada – $13 U.S.A.
Photo by Jean Pierre Masse

“One morning, you sat down to write. It was summer . . . life in full swing, love was in the air. . . Later, in the afternoon, you heard the one you love pronounce the word illness, and right then fiction faded and was replaced by reality. You wept”
– from The Blueness of Light.

Louise Dupré is one of the most distinguished women of letters in Quebec today. Her most recent poetry collection is Une écharde sous ton ongle (Editions Noroit, 2004). She has also published art books, essays and two novels. She has received many prizes and awards and is a member of l’Académie des lettres du Québec et de la Société Royale du Canada.

Antonio D’Alfonso’s poetry, prose and criticism have appeared in North America, in Europe, and in Asia.

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