Introduction by: Adonis. Paris, March 2021; Translated by Pierre Joris.
Georges Schehadé (1905-1989) was a Lebanese poet and playwright, born in Alexandria, Egypt, who wrote in French. The Académie Française awarded him the inaugural Grand Prix de la Francophonie in 1986. Though better known for his work as a dramatist, Schehadé was first and foremost a poet, producing seven volumes of short poems collected under the title Les Poésies. This edition will mark the first time that this selection of poems has been translated into English.
