Yves Bonnefoy honored by the Franz Kafka Society

Belated but worthy news from last week:

In Prague, the Franz Kafka Society honored the French poet Yves Bonnefoy with the Franz Kafka Prize, given annually to "authors whose works of exceptional artistic qualities are found to appeal to readers regardless of their origin, nationality and culture."

The Guardian called Bonnefoy, 84, "one of the most influential French poets of the second half of the 20th century.  He is also a respected essayist and the pre-eminent French translator of the work of William Shakespeare."