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Alain Bosquet Juuuulia!
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Young Life Alain was born in Odessa, Russia. His dad was a manufacturer, but also a poet. They moved to Bulgaria from poverty, his father living off translations and his mom giving violin lessons. He studied Romance Philology at U. Brussels.
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He traveled often to New York, eventually moving there and becoming co-editor of a paper. He served in 2 armies (French & American) He served as an important officer in Berlin He finished his education and immersed himself in writing letters.
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He taught French lit in many American Universities (Brandeis University, UQ-Milwaukee) He was the chair of American Studies for Lyon He was “naturalized” as a French citizen Throughout his life, he was the editor of multiple magazines, thus reading through articles and poems. He died in Paris at age 77.
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No Need, translated from French The elephant's trunk is for picking up pistachios: no need to bend over. The giraffe's neck is for grazing on stars: no need to fly. The chameleon's skin,green, blue, lavender, white,as it wishes, is for hiding from ravenous animals: no need to flee. The turtle's shell,is for sleeping inside,even in winter: no need for a house. The poet's poem,is for saying all of that and a thousand thousand thousand other things: no need to understand.
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