A Test of Solitude by Emmanuel Hocquard. Translated from the French by Rosmarie Waldrop (Burning Deck, paperback)

Publication Date: April 1, 2000

Publisher Marketing: Poetry. "Emmulating Wittgenstein, who repaired to an isolated cabin in Norway to write and reflect, Hocquard takes up his own test of solitude on a farm not far from Bordeaux. What he writes there are unconventional sonnets that arrive at their stipulated line-count by an ingenious variety of means. They record with deceptive simplicity daily accounts and experiences. At the same time, an inquiry is being conducted, a test of solitude that is also a test of poetry"—Steve Evans.