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Desiderata

By Descloux, Lizzy Mercier

Desiderata

By Descloux, Lizzy Mercier

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Musician Lizzy Mercier Descloux’s kaleidoscopic foray into collage and poetry, translated and reprinted for the first time in 50 years. Desiderata is a collection of Lizzy Mercier Descloux's poetry, photos, and diaristic fragments from her visit to New York City in the winter of 1975. Only eighteen at the time, Descloux fell into the orbits of the nascent No Wave scene festering in Lower Manhattan, where she befriended Richard Hell, Patti Smith, and ZE Records founder Michel Esteban. Desiderata charts the musician's early ambitions as a writer, revealing a potent poetic voice that careens from acid-tinged social observations to outright Dadaist semantic revelry, interspersed with collages and hand-written notes. Originally composed entirely in French, this is the first time these works have ever appeared in English and this edition includes the original French facsimile bound tête-bêche with the new English translation.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Edition:
1
Number of Pages:
120
Release Date:
2025-03-25
Publication Date:
2025-03-25
Publisher:
Inpatient Press
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
1965874088
ISBN13:
9781965874080
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
276 g
Height:
137 cm
Width:
214 cm
Thickness:
9 cm
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