Alcools: Poems

Translator's Note

T R A N 5 L A T O R ' S N O T E This translation of the original 1913 Editions GallimardAlcools is complete, with the exception of three poems: "Merlinet la vieille Femme," "Le Larron," and "L'Ermite." These exceptions were all composed much earlier than the rest of the collection and do not, I feel, share in its true project and accomplishment . In every other instance, this translation preserves Apollinaire's original order. Xlll This page intentionally left blank A L C O O L S ...