So very impressed with our very own Carol Martin Sperry, who has just published her translations of the gorgeous & sensual work of French poet Joyce Mansour.
“I opened your head “J’ai ouvert ta tête
To read your thoughts Pour lire tes pensées
I crunched your eyes J’ai croqué tes yeux
To taste your sight. Pour goûter ta vue.
I drank your blood J’ai bu ton sang
To know your desire Pour connaître ton désir
And your trembling body Et de ton corps frissonnant
Became my food.” J’ai fait mon aliment.”
This gorgeous work is available for purchase is available to buy at www.indigodreams.co.uk