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The poem "Impersonal Affairs," by Henri Michaux is presented. First Line: Waking up, he felt a small belly in the palm of his hand. Whose; Last Line: doesn't follow the eye.

An excerpt from the book "Four Hundred Men on the Cross" by Henri Michaux and translated by Gillian Conoley is presented along with an introduction from Conoley.

The poem "Icebergs" by Henri Michaux is presented. First Line: Icebergs – no safety rail, no lifebelt – Last Line: how well I see you now, how familiar you are to me...

The poem "Vision" by Henri Michaux and translated by Jane Draycott is presented. First Line: Quite suddenly as she washed her hands; Last Line: for whatever tasks the day demanded.

The poem "Dragon" by Henri Michaux is presented. First Line: A dragon has come out of me, has emerged; Last Line: significance has once more dizzyingly been unmasked.

The poem "The Big Violin" by Henri Michaux is presented. First Line: My violin is a big giraffe-violin: Last Line: that makes us one and keeps us separate.

The poem "Haunted by the Burning Beacon of Fear" by Henri Michaux is presented. First Line: As yet it's only a small glow, a halo; Last Line: Even the agouti rat trembles as he dreams and dozes.

Presents the poem "Sperm Heaven," by Henri Michaux, translated from the French by David Lehman. First Line: A man's sperm bears a curious resemblance to the man himself— Last Line: about the heaven of the sperm of the crab.

The poem "Philosophy by Murder," written by Henri Michaux and translated by Darren Jackson is presented. First Line: Philosophy is essential to man. An adult without philosophy is grotesque. He must know how to; Last Line: could be benevolent. It's enjoyable too, yes, at least when we start out...

The poem "Man-Bomb," written by Henri Michaux and translated by Darren Jackson is presented. First Line: No, I don't have a factory, no tools. I'm one of those rare man-bombs. I say rare, because if there; Last Line: paint, the colors are beautiful when they leave the tube and sometimes for a while later. It's like blood.

The poem "Advice to Young Couples," written by Henri Michaux and translated by Darren Jackson is presented. First Line: As soon as we forget what men are, we leave things to their good will. That's why, undoubtedly, we; Last Line: delicate, a little nervous, it's almost a necessity.

The poem "The Statue and Me," written by Henri Michaux and translated by Darren Jackson is presented. First Line: In my spare time, I'm teaching a statue to walk. Considering her immobility's exaggeratedly; Last Line: and my body fascinated scares me and leads no more nowhere.

The poem "The Sea of Breasts," written by Henri Michaux and translated by Darren Jackson is presented. First Line: I know, Aniado tells me, that I'm not the only one. There must be others who have bathed in the; Last Line: you don't know.