In The Hiddenness of the World, French poet Gerard Martin addresses
humanity's longing for a rebirth of wonder in a world frighteningly
commercial, technological, and environmentally destructive. Martin's
almost mystical approach draws attention to minute details of the
natural world as secret mirrors of the sacred. Bertrand Mathieu's
translation gives Martin the vivaciousness he gave another French
poet--Rimbaud!
Gerard Martin has published poetry in France as well as numerous
critical articles about Rimbaud and others.
Bertrand Mathieu is the translator of the preeminent translation of
Rimbaud, A Season in Hell & Illuminations (BOA Editions).