Joyce Mansour (1928-1986), of Egyptian origin, wrote primarily in French and was associated with the Surrealist movement. She published over a dozen collections of poetry, from 1953 through the 1980s. Her poems combine a feral eroticism along with a sly sense of humor, bringing a defiant new female voice to the latter stages of the Surrealist scene.

Molly Bendall is the author of five collections of poetry, including Watchful from Omnidawn Press and Under the Quick from Parlor Press. Omnidawn will be publishing her next collection, Turncoat. Her chapbook of translations of the Egyptian-French poet Joyce Mansour appeared from Toad Press (2022). She teaches English and Creative Writing at the University of Southern California.

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Other poems on the web by Joyce Mansour (translated by Molly Bendall):
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