MONTREAL, March 27, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Poetry is a wonderful medium where we can convey our creative thoughts and imaginative turns of phrases. It may be limited, however, by our choice of language. But when an author is bilingual, then that opens up the possibility of having twice the enjoyment. Journey with Dominique Garrel's Night Passage: Poems In Our Two Languages -- and see, in a double treat in English and French -- what the world and life at large has to offer.
With the first part in English and the second in French, Night Passage is a literary composition that distinctively benefits from the author's bilingual perspective, allowing him to describe the nuances of life experiences that may escape the eye of a monolingual author. From prosaic pieces such as Airport and the ambiguity of their revolving doors as metaphor of whether we are coming or going in life, to the three-part poem Emptiness which tackles our existential separation from others, Garrel's poetry always comes with meaningful insights to convey.
His French piece Les Jardins beautifully captures the tranquility of being in a garden and "... the silence of the flowers" which it can offer to refresh the weary soul. Another, Les Amants (The Lovers), conjures images of the wonderful treasures of Ali Baba's cave for, after all, doesn't love promise delights that are out of this world?
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About the Author
Dominique Garrel was born in France where he grew up. His interest in poetry dates from his childhood and followed him all his life. He became a medical doctor and then a scientist during his postdoctoral training in California. It is only recently that he entered the world of poetry as a writer. Poems present themselves to him in English or in French and so are they accepted and written.
NIGHT PASSAGE * by Dominique Garrel
Poems In Our Two Languages
Publication Date: October 20, 2008
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