April Harvest, Swans, and Joys

This is an English-language translation of the first, second, and fourth books of poetry by Francis Vielé-Griffin (AD 1864-1937): April Harvest (Cueille dʼavril, 1885), Swans (Les Cygnes, 1887), and Joys (Joies, 1889) from the early years of the French poetʼs life. Francis Vielé-Griffin was an American by birth, having been born in Virginia. As a boy of seven or eight years old, he was sent to France to attend school; he remained. By 21 years old, and fully proficient in French, he was an a...