Molly Lynde-Recchia

Selected Poems of Jules Breton

Arts & Literature

“This small volume is a treasure trove of verse and imagery. Sharon Mooney’s adept translations of Breton’s poems are a pleasure to read, and her commentaries are insightful. From the still-life of Autumn to the ‘Shadows . . . tinged / All around with a golden thread’ in Twilight, these poems invite us to savor Breton’s meditative perspective on rural life, and they also deepen our understanding of Van Gogh both as a person and as an artist.”