Jacques Crickillon

thumb| Jacques Crickillon (13 September 1940 – 11 February 2021) was a Belgian novelist, poet and essayist. He was sometimes known under the pseudonym Frank Paradis. Quotes Tu es le pain et le couteau. Le cristal et le vin. You are the bread and the knife, The crystal goblet and the wine. Untitled poem, in Neuf Royaumes (1991) p. 80. Translated by Greg Bailey, in Frank: An International Journal of Contemporary Writing & Art, no. 15 (1996) p. 138. Quoted by Billy Collins as the epigraph to his poem "Litany", in Poetry (February 2002). Cited in Peter Armenti, "The Bread, the Knife, and the Source of Billy Collins's Poem 'Litany'", Library of Congress Blogs (November 13, 2018) External links Category:Novelists from Belgium Category:Poets from Belgium Category:Essayists from Belgium Category:1940 births Category:2021 deaths