TRIBUTE TO Jacques

A tribute to the French Belgian poet Jacques IZOARD (1936-2008)
One of the finest poets in the French language and a close personal friend

Painting by Camille de Taeye, Belgium
followed by a photo by GV with mask of Izoard, realized by Jack Ross, Belgium
Photo and book with cover by Robert Varlez, Belgium (his closest friend)
Collage in collection GV, also the one rejected by the stupid editor of this re-edition of 2 early poetry collections.

Fragment of one his stunning poems:

Jette un arbre entier
dans le puits sec et vide
Tu verras cent oiseaux
faire boule de bleu
dans la chambre immobile ...

Throw a whole tree
in a dry and empty well
You will see a thousand birds
making a ball of blue
in the frozen room

(translation: GV)

Oh, dear Jacques, I miss you, your presence and the golden light of your poems ....
(1 day after I became 58; thanks also for being a real and gentle mentor to French poetry)