Danielle Mckinney, Mercy (detail), featured in AGNI 103

The Alley

Translated from the French by William Louis-Dreyfus and Molly Peacock
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Jules Supervielle

Jules Supervielle (1884–1960) was a French poet, dramatist, and short story writer born in Uruguay. His Selected Poems and Reflections on the Art of Poetry was published posthumously by Sun in 1986.

William Louis-Dreyfus

William Louis-Dreyfus (1932–2016) was a businessman, lawyer, and poet. Aside from his three daughters, he claimed his “accomplishments are few.”

Molly Peacock

Molly Peacock is a poet and memoirist. Her six books of poetry include The Second Blush (W.W. Norton and Company, June 2008) and Cornucopia: New & Selected Poems (W.W. Norton, 2002). In February of 2006, her one-woman poetic monologue production The Shimmering Verge was featured at Urban Stages in New York City. (updated 6/2010)

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