Weeping Will Not Save the Stars resonates with a dark music. Tender and violent, prophetic and passionate, reflective and animated, the poetry of François Guerrette elevates the role of the poet to that of an oracle. With a singular lyricism, he ploughs a deep furrow into the ontological despair of modernity. Accessible without sacrificing complexity, Guerrette is retrained, eloquent and in perfect control of his material. A critical and popular success in the original French, and a fine performer of his own work, often with jazz accompaniment, François Guerrette is among the most exciting new voices in poetry to emerge from Quebec.

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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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