The translation of Emilie ne sera plus jamais cueillie par l'anémone, 1981, a poetic play by Michel Garneau

Abstract

Michel Garneau was born "dans une familia trim bourgeoise."• His father was a judge and his mother a housewife. He adds, "j'ai toujours vécu dans la culture, les arts, la musique, la peinture." He grew up surrounded by these art forms, consuming them and he came to choose one form: "j'ai choisi le langage parce que le langage me fascine." Garneau believes language brings meaning to his existence and he has chosen writing as the means to support his existence. Art, for Garneau, is a medium through which he finds pleasure. Although all forms of art interest him, language obsesses him; all forms of language whether it be cinema, television, the theatre, poetry. Poetry and playwriting are the two genres from which he has derived the most pleasure. They are the genres that have consumed most of his time as a writer. He believes artists should take upon themselves the responsibility to manifest their presence in the world. They are witnesses of life and their work should reflect life. His own role as artist is that of promoting pleasure and of celebrating life. He states in an interview: "In my work, as in my life, the fundamental goal is pleasure…