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A sampling platter of 17 “double sandwiches” translated from Sébastien Smirou’s 52 “sandwiches doubles” in Un temps pour s’étreindre, presented to francophiles, poetry- and puzzle-lovers everywhere.

Translated from the French by Lee Posa

Lee Posna is the author of Arboretum (Head & the Hand, 2016). His translations from the French include Yellow Otherwise by Nicolas Pesquès (Lavender Ink, 2024) and A Time for Embracing by Sébastien Smirou (Compound, 2023). He is a candidate at the Institute for Contemporary Psychotherapy, and an editor of The Winter Anthology.