25 - CHAR, René (1907–1988).

CHAR, René (1907–1988). 2 autograph POEMS, the second signed “René Char”; 1 page in-8 and half a page in-4. Note: “Jacquemard et Julia,” the first paragraph of the poem included under this title in *Le Poème pulvérisé* (1947), and later in *Fureur et Mystère* (1948). The poem is written on an engraving printed on Arches paper depicting oat stalks and leaves. The title serves as the text’s signature; “Jacquemard” refers to his father, Émile Char, and “Julia” to his first wife (who died after one year of marriage and was the sister of the poet’s mother, whom he married in his second marriage): “Long ago, the grass, at the hour when the earth’s paths converged in their decline, tenderly raised its stalks and kindled its lights. The horsemen of the day were born in the gaze of their love, and the castles of their beloveds had as many windows as the abyss holds of gentle storms.” “Aubépine,” collected under the title “Ligne de foi” in the section “Au-dessus du vent” of *La Parole en archipel* (1962): “The stars’ gift is to invite us to speak, to show us that we are not alone, that the dawn has a roof and my fire has your two hands.”