Selected Poems Jacques Dupin (US)

Jacques Dupin (1927–2012) was a French poet, art critic, and gallery director born in Privas, Ardèche. For decades he worked at the Galerie Maeght in Paris, where he became the authorized authenticator of Joan Miró's work and wrote critical studies of Miró, Alberto Giacometti, and Antoni Tàpies. In 1966 he co-founded the poetry quarterly L'Éphémère with Yves Bonnefoy, André du Bouchet, and Paul Celan. His poetry collections include Gravir (Gallimard, 1963), L'Embrasure (Gallimard, 1969), and Échancré (P.O.L, 1991). His work has been translated into English, including a volume from Wake Forest University Press.