The Drunken Boat: & Other Poems From the French of Arthur Rimbaud. This item is unavailable.The Drunken Boat: & Other Poems From the French of Arthur Rimbaud

The Drunken Boat & Other Poems From the French of Arthur Rimbaud is presented in its 50th Anniversary Edition with the French of Rimbaud printed opposite the critically acclaimed versions of his 30 best poems and excerpts from his letters by popular American poet Eric Greinke. A classic of the Poetic Translation movement, these versions utilize intuitive poetic choices and contemporary colloquial language to restore the original essence, attitude and musicality of the poems, emphasizing the literate core instead of the doggedly academic, literal aspects. Greinke studied with the progenitors (Robert Bly and Jerome Rothenberg) of the movement in the early seventies. Bly was particularly fond of these translations and he and Greinke corresponded about them for over three decades until his final illness. The book contains a lengthy introduction focused on the reality of Rimbaud’s life and the methods used to translate him. Also included is A Note on Poetic Translation, featuring excerpts from published comments by poet-critics Art Beck, Kirby Congdon and Harry Smith. The book is dedicated to Bly and Rothenberg and contains photos of Greinke and Rimbaud. The cover art depicts an inebriated ship. 108 pages, hardbound.