Maya Angelou and Paul Éluard: object poetry
Editions just released by Seghers a phenomenal woman etc Freedom I write your name in the form of poems-objects.
a phenomenal woman is a favorite song of Maya Angelou, the great African-American voice of the 20th century, singer, dancer, actress, activist, writer, teacher and director.
I am a woman
phenomenal
a phenomenal woman
This is meMaya Angelou
a phenomenal woman
This ode to joie de vivre and unfettered femininity is available in a bilingual version and illustrated by the work of Elizabeth Catlett, There is a woman in every color.
a phenomenal womanMaya Angelou/Elizabeth Catlett, Seghers, €38.
Becoming a symbol of the French Resistance Movement after its semi-secret publication in 1942, Paul Éluard’s famous poem has since changed into an apolitical and universal poetic cry, a call to courage and rejection of any form of oppression.
And that with the power of words
I’m starting my life over
I was born to meet you
To name you
FreedomPaul Eluard
Freedom I write your name
Illustrated here by Fernand Léger, identical to the original 1953 edition.
Freedom I write your namePaul Éluard/Ferdinand light, Seghers, €38.
