4 Quotes & Sayings By Pierre Reverdy

Pierre Reverdy was born in Paris in 1896. He was trained in classical piano at the Conservatoire de Paris before he began composing. He studied under Vincent d'Indy, Louis Durey, Ernest Guiraud (violin) and Jean de Reszke (piano). In his forties, Reverdy wrote his first string quartet, which was performed by the Quartet of the Conservatoire Read more

His work was influenced by the forms of Debussy, Ravel and Stravinsky. Reverdy was also an accomplished painter.

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[poems are] crystals deposited after the effervescent contact of the spirit with reality.(cristaux deposes apres l'effervescent contact de l'esprit avec la realite) Pierre Reverdy
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POSTNot a head stands out A finger rises Then it is the voice that one knows A signal a brief note A man leaves Up above a cloud that passes by No one goes in And the night keeps its secret Pierre Reverdy
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ADIEUThe glimmer farther away than the head The heart-skip On the slope where the air rolls its voice The spokes of the wheel the sun in the rut At the crossroads near the embankment a prayer Some words that are not heard Nearer the sky And on its steps the last square of light(" Adieu") Pierre Reverdy