PierreReverdy, one of the greatest modern French poets, was born in 1889 and died in 1960. Like Gris, his work is well known and instantly recognizable. Reverdy was often described as a secret poet for secret readers. When Octavio Paz first described him like this, he talked about how often Reverdy would break the silence and disrupt empty spaces.
Unmagnifique livre de Pierre Reverdy, poète surréaliste moins connu qu'Eluard, Aragon ou Breton, et qui se retira rapidement de l'agitation du monde pour faire retraite près de l'abbaye de Solesme. Plusieurs recueils de poèmes y sont rassemblés autour du long poème Sable mouvant, un des derniers du poète, un merveilleuse. 22 123 50 380 263 150 473 391