Andrée Pouliot
The Story of the Perfumed Garden

The Story of
The Perfumed Garden

The Story of the 1001 Nights

The Story of
The 1001 Nights
The Story of the House of Omens

The Story of
The House of Omens
I Dreamt of India: animated story

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I Dreamt
of India
animated story

The Flying Carpet: Andrée's Travel Report

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The Flying Carpet
Andrée's Travel Report
The Museum of Miniature Painting

The Museum of Miniature Painting
The Textile Workshop

The Textile Workshop

The Library

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The Library

Dark smoking heavens

Dark smoking heavens,
dark earth,
turbulent clouds rippled with fire,
white petals strewn
on the grass
season of rain
season when people make love
through the night.
But a woman betrayed by her lover
has only
death for a refuge

(Vidya 7th c.)
Translated by Andrew Schelling

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In the cane groves of Narmada river

Cool thickets

It's spring in the hills of Malaya

Dark smoking heavens

Those arbours of vines

Poems from the Sanskrit

Scarlet betel-nut juice

O friend, there is no end to my joy!

The Forest of Love

Some kiss we want

The Instruments

Dusk

Bibliography

About the poets

Acknowledgments

 
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