Translated by award-winning author Antonio D'Alfonso, this collection features poetry from prolific Quebec writer and visual artist Roger Des Roches' more than four decades of activity. Des Roches' writings have acted as a source of inspiration for an entire generation of Quebec writers.

Poet and novelist Roger Des Roches, born in 1950 in Trois-Rivières and presently residing in Montreal, has published more than thirty books. He is a multi-award winner — including le Grand prix du Festival international de poésie de Trois-Rivières 2001 for Nuit, penser — and has twice been a finalist for the Governor General’s Award.

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Antonio D'Alfonso was born in Montreal. He studied at Loyola College from 1970 to 1975, where he got his B.A. in Communication Arts. Later on he went to Université de Montréal to complete his Master's Science Degree in Communication Studies, specializing in Semiology; his thesis was on Mouchette, a film by Robert Bresson. In 1978 he founded Guernica Editions, where he edited over 450 books by authors from around the world. In 1982 along with three other writers, he founds the trilingual magazine, Vice Versa. In 1986, along with three other writers, he founded the Association of Italian-Canadian writers. He has taught at Université of Montréal, Continuing Studies at University of Toronto, University of Californa, in San Diego. He is presently a writer in residence at McGill University (French language and literature department).

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