Today, we’re delighted to share “Vincent’s Room,” a long poem by Hall Gardner translated into French by Anne Gayet-Turner. We love its lively language that addresses Vincent Van Gogh directly, and we’re including the original as well as a translator’s note to give you a measure of the craft.

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Click here to read Vincent’s Room by Hall Gardner translated into French by
Anne Gayet-Turner.

—Claudia Serea and Loren Kleinman