SettingsFrench-language poets
Abdellatif Laabi
Abdellatif Laâbi is a Moroccan poet, born in 1942 in Fes, Morocco.
Abdellatif Laâbi is a Moroccan poet, born in 1942 in Fes, Morocco.
Alain Tasso
Alain Tasso is a Franco-Lebanese poet, painter, essayist, literary critic and art critic, born in Beirut on July 22, 1962.
Alain Tasso is a Franco-Lebanese poet, painter, essayist, literary critic and art critic, born in Beirut on July 22, 1962.
Amina Said
Amina Said, also spelled Amina Saïd (born 1953 in Tunis) is a francophone Tunisian author.
Amina Said, also spelled Amina Saïd (born 1953 in Tunis) is a francophone Tunisian author.
André de Richaud
André de Richaud (April 6, 1909, Perpignan - September 29, 1961, Montpellier) was a French poet and writer.
André de Richaud (April 6, 1909, Perpignan - September 29, 1961, Montpellier) was a French poet and writer.
André Frédérique
André Frédérique (27 February 1915, Nanterre - 17 May 1957) was a French poet.
André Frédérique (27 February 1915, Nanterre - 17 May 1957) was a French poet.
André Henri Constant van Hasselt
André Henri Constant van Hasselt (Andries Hendrik van Hasselt ; 5 January 1806 – 1 December 1874) was a Flemish poet.
André Henri Constant van Hasselt (Andries Hendrik van Hasselt ; 5 January 1806 – 1 December 1874) was a Flemish poet.
Anne Hébert
Anne Hébert, CC, OQ (pronounced in French) (August 1, 1916 – January 22, 2000), was a Canadian author and poet.
Anne Hébert, CC, OQ (pronounced in French) (August 1, 1916 – January 22, 2000), was a Canadian author and poet.
Anne Portugal
Anne Portugal (born March 29, 1949) is a French poet who lives and works in Paris.
Anne Portugal (born March 29, 1949) is a French poet who lives and works in Paris.
Anne-Marie Albiach
Anne-Marie Albiach (born in 1937) is a contemporary French poet and translator.
Anne-Marie Albiach (born in 1937) is a contemporary French poet and translator.
Antoine Gérin-Lajoie
Antoine Gérin-Lajoie (August 4, 1824 in Yamachiche, Quebec – August 4, 1882 in Ottawa) was a Québécois Canadian poet and novelist.
Antoine Gérin-Lajoie (August 4, 1824 in Yamachiche, Quebec – August 4, 1882 in Ottawa) was a Québécois Canadian poet and novelist.
Armand Robin
Armand Robin (January 19, 1912 – March 30, 1961) was a French poet, translator, and journalist.
Armand Robin (January 19, 1912 – March 30, 1961) was a French poet, translator, and journalist.
Arthur Haulot
Baron Arthur Haulot was a Belgian journalist, humanist and poet who served, during World War II as an active member of the military resistance against German foreign occupation also known in Wes...
Baron Arthur Haulot was a Belgian journalist, humanist and poet who served, during World War II as an active member of the military resistance against German foreign occupation also known in Wes...
Arthur Rimbaud
Jean Nicolas Arthur Rimbaud ( or, ; 20 October 1854 – 10 November 1891) was a French poet.
Jean Nicolas Arthur Rimbaud ( or, ; 20 October 1854 – 10 November 1891) was a French poet.
Berthe-Evelyne Agbo
Berthe-Evelyne Agbo is a writer from Benin who has published poems in French.
Berthe-Evelyne Agbo is a writer from Benin who has published poems in French.
Charles Baudelaire
Charles Pierre Baudelaire was a French poet who produced notable work as an essayist, art critic, and pioneering translator of Edgar Allan Poe.
Charles Pierre Baudelaire was a French poet who produced notable work as an essayist, art critic, and pioneering translator of Edgar Allan Poe.
Claude Esteban
Claude Esteban (July 26, 1935, Paris - April 10, 2006, Paris) was a French poet.
Claude Esteban (July 26, 1935, Paris - April 10, 2006, Paris) was a French poet.
Claude Royet-Journoud
Claude Royet-Journoud (born September 8, 1941 in Lyon, France) is a contemporary French poet and artist living in Paris.
Claude Royet-Journoud (born September 8, 1941 in Lyon, France) is a contemporary French poet and artist living in Paris.
Comte de Lautréamont
Comte de Lautréamont was the pseudonym of Isidore-Lucien Ducasse, an Uruguayan-born French poet.
Comte de Lautréamont was the pseudonym of Isidore-Lucien Ducasse, an Uruguayan-born French poet.
Emile Verhaeren
Emile Verhaeren (21 May 1855 – 27 November 1916) was a Belgian poet who wrote in the French language, and one of the chief founders of the school of Symbolism.
Emile Verhaeren (21 May 1855 – 27 November 1916) was a Belgian poet who wrote in the French language, and one of the chief founders of the school of Symbolism.
Emmanuel Hocquard
Emmanuel Hocquard (born in 1940 in Cannes) is a French poet who grew up in Tangier, Morocco.
Emmanuel Hocquard (born in 1940 in Cannes) is a French poet who grew up in Tangier, Morocco.
Etienne-Paulin Gagne
Etienne-Paulin Gagne (June 8, 1808 – August 1876) was a French poet, essayist, lawyer, politician, inventor, and eccentric whose best known poem, The Woman-Messiah, is among the longest poem...
Etienne-Paulin Gagne (June 8, 1808 – August 1876) was a French poet, essayist, lawyer, politician, inventor, and eccentric whose best known poem, The Woman-Messiah, is among the longest poem...
Frederic Marcotte
Frederic Marcotte is a poet and musician.
Frederic Marcotte is a poet and musician.
Gilberte H. Dallas
Gilberte H. Dallas, real name Gilberte Herschtel, was a French poet.
Gilberte H. Dallas, real name Gilberte Herschtel, was a French poet.
Gérald Godin
Gérald Godin (November 13, 1938 – October 12, 1994) was a Quebec poet and politician.
Gérald Godin (November 13, 1938 – October 12, 1994) was a Quebec poet and politician.
Gérald Neveu
Gérald Neveu was a French poet.
Gérald Neveu was a French poet.
Hector de Saint-Denys Garneau
Hector de Saint-Denys Garneau was a French Canadian poet and painter, who "was posthumously hailed as a herald of the Quebec literary renaissance of the 1950s."
Hector de Saint-Denys Garneau was a French Canadian poet and painter, who "was posthumously hailed as a herald of the Quebec literary renaissance of the 1950s."
Henri Meschonnic
Henry Meschonnic (born in Paris on 18 September 1932; died in Villejuif on 8 April 2009) was a French poet, linguist and theoretician of language, and essayist.
Henry Meschonnic (born in Paris on 18 September 1932; died in Villejuif on 8 April 2009) was a French poet, linguist and theoretician of language, and essayist.
Henri Michaux
Henri Michaux was a highly idiosyncratic Belgian-born poet, writer, and painter who wrote in French.
Henri Michaux was a highly idiosyncratic Belgian-born poet, writer, and painter who wrote in French.
Jacqueline Risset
Jacqueline Risset is a French poet noted for her work on the board of the literary journal Tel Quel along with Julia Kristeva and Philippe Sollers, and for her translations of Italian poetry int...
Jacqueline Risset is a French poet noted for her work on the board of the literary journal Tel Quel along with Julia Kristeva and Philippe Sollers, and for her translations of Italian poetry int...
Jacques Prevel
Jacques Marie Prevel (1915 Paris - 1951 ) was a French poet.
Jacques Marie Prevel (1915 Paris - 1951 ) was a French poet.
Jean Amrouche
Jean-Elmouhoub Amrouche (February 7, 1906 in Ighil Ali, Algeria-April 16, 1962 in Paris, France) was a French-language Algerian poet.
Jean-Elmouhoub Amrouche (February 7, 1906 in Ighil Ali, Algeria-April 16, 1962 in Paris, France) was a French-language Algerian poet.
Jean Charbonneau
Jean Charbonneau was a French-Canadian poet who was the main founder of the Montreal Literary School.
Jean Charbonneau was a French-Canadian poet who was the main founder of the Montreal Literary School.
Jean Daive
Jean Daive (born 13 May 1941 in Péruwelz, Belgium) is a poet and translator.
Jean Daive (born 13 May 1941 in Péruwelz, Belgium) is a poet and translator.
Jean Grosjean
Jean Grosjean (born in Paris on the 21st December 1912, died at Versailles on the 10th April 2006) was a French poet, writer and translator.
Jean Grosjean (born in Paris on the 21st December 1912, died at Versailles on the 10th April 2006) was a French poet, writer and translator.
Jean Lemaire de Belges
Jean Lemaire de Belges was a Walloon poet and historian who lived primarily in France.
Jean Lemaire de Belges was a Walloon poet and historian who lived primarily in France.
Jean-Philippe Salabreuil
Jean-Philippe Salabreuil (25 May 1940, Neuilly-sur-Seine – 27 February 1970, Paris), real name Jean-Pierre Steinbach, was a French poet.
Jean-Philippe Salabreuil (25 May 1940, Neuilly-sur-Seine – 27 February 1970, Paris), real name Jean-Pierre Steinbach, was a French poet.
Jean-Pierre Duprey
Jean-Pierre Duprey (1 January 1930, Rouen – 2 October 1959, Paris) was a French poet and sculptor, one of the modern examples of an accursed poet.
Jean-Pierre Duprey (1 January 1930, Rouen – 2 October 1959, Paris) was a French poet and sculptor, one of the modern examples of an accursed poet.
Jules Laforgue
Jules Laforgue (; Montevideo, 16 August 1860 – Paris, 20 August 1887) was an innovative Franco-Uruguayan poet, often referred to as a Symbolist poet.
Jules Laforgue (; Montevideo, 16 August 1860 – Paris, 20 August 1887) was an innovative Franco-Uruguayan poet, often referred to as a Symbolist poet.
Jules Supervielle
Jules Supervielle (16 January 1884 – 17 May 1960) was a French poet and writer born in Uruguay.
Jules Supervielle (16 January 1884 – 17 May 1960) was a French poet and writer born in Uruguay.
Letters of Arthur Rimbaud
The Lettres of the French visionary poet and traveller Arthur Rimbaud (1854–1891) provide vivid accounts of his life and relationships.
The Lettres of the French visionary poet and traveller Arthur Rimbaud (1854–1891) provide vivid accounts of his life and relationships.
Liliane Wouters
Liliane Wouters (born 5 February 1930) is a Belgian poet, playwright, translator, anthologist, and essayist.
Liliane Wouters (born 5 February 1930) is a Belgian poet, playwright, translator, anthologist, and essayist.
Linda Maria Baros
Linda Maria Baros (born August 6 1981 in Bucharest) is a French-language poet, translator and literary critic, one of the most powerful new voices on today’s poetry scene (the famous French li...
Linda Maria Baros (born August 6 1981 in Bucharest) is a French-language poet, translator and literary critic, one of the most powerful new voices on today’s poetry scene (the famous French li...
Louis-Marie Pouka
Louis-Marie Pouka was a Cameroonian poet who advocated the assimilation of Cameroonian peoples into French culture.
Louis-Marie Pouka was a Cameroonian poet who advocated the assimilation of Cameroonian peoples into French culture.
Manfred Jung
Manfred Jung (1920, Sarreguemines, Moselle - 1995) is a French poet born in a very poor family of farmers.
Manfred Jung (1920, Sarreguemines, Moselle - 1995) is a French poet born in a very poor family of farmers.
Marguerite Coppin
Marguerite Aimee Rosine Coppin (2 February 1867 - 1931) was born in Brussels and became woman Poet Laureate of Belgium and a noted feminist and pioneer in female emancipation and equal rights fo...
Marguerite Aimee Rosine Coppin (2 February 1867 - 1931) was born in Brussels and became woman Poet Laureate of Belgium and a noted feminist and pioneer in female emancipation and equal rights fo...
Maurice Carême
Maurice Carême was a Belgian francophone poet, best known for his simple writing style and children's poetry.
Maurice Carême was a Belgian francophone poet, best known for his simple writing style and children's poetry.
Maurice Chappaz
Maurice Chappaz (21 December 1916, Lausanne – 15 January 2009) was a French-language Swiss poet and writer.
Maurice Chappaz (21 December 1916, Lausanne – 15 January 2009) was a French-language Swiss poet and writer.
Maurice Maeterlinck
Maurice Polydore Marie Bernard Maeterlinck, also called Comte Maeterlinck from 1932, was a Belgian playwright, poet, and essayist who wrote in French.
Maurice Polydore Marie Bernard Maeterlinck, also called Comte Maeterlinck from 1932, was a Belgian playwright, poet, and essayist who wrote in French.
Paul Verlaine
Paul-Marie Verlaine (; 30 March 1844 – 8 January 1896) was a French poet associated with the Symbolist movement.
Paul-Marie Verlaine (; 30 March 1844 – 8 January 1896) was a French poet associated with the Symbolist movement.
Philippe-Alexandre Le Brun de Charmettes
Philippe-Alexandre Le Brun de Charmettes (1785 1870) was a French historian, poet, translator and official.
Philippe-Alexandre Le Brun de Charmettes (1785 1870) was a French historian, poet, translator and official.
Pierre Alféri
Pierre Alféri, born in 1963 in Paris, is a French novelist, poet, essayist and Professor at European Graduate School.
Pierre Alféri, born in 1963 in Paris, is a French novelist, poet, essayist and Professor at European Graduate School.
Pierre Emmanuel
Noël Mathieu (3 May 1916, Gan, Pyrénées-Atlantiques - 24 September 1984, Paris) better known under his pseudonym Pierre Emmanuel, was a French poet of Christian inspiration.
Noël Mathieu (3 May 1916, Gan, Pyrénées-Atlantiques - 24 September 1984, Paris) better known under his pseudonym Pierre Emmanuel, was a French poet of Christian inspiration.
Pierre Labrie
Pierre Labrie (23 April 1972— ) is a Québécois poet, born at Mont-Joli, Quebec.
Pierre Labrie (23 April 1972— ) is a Québécois poet, born at Mont-Joli, Quebec.
Pierre Seghers
Pierre Seghers (5 January 1906, Paris - 4 November 1987, Créteil) was a French poet and editor.
Pierre Seghers (5 January 1906, Paris - 4 November 1987, Créteil) was a French poet and editor.
Rainer Maria Rilke
René Karl Wilhelm Johann Josef Maria Rilke, better known as Rainer Maria Rilke, was a Bohemian-Austrian poet.
René Karl Wilhelm Johann Josef Maria Rilke, better known as Rainer Maria Rilke, was a Bohemian-Austrian poet.
Renée Vivien
Renée Vivien, born Pauline Mary Tarn was a British poet who wrote in the French language.
Renée Vivien, born Pauline Mary Tarn was a British poet who wrote in the French language.
Robert Dickson (writer)
Robert Dickson (July 23, 1944 – March 19, 2007) was a Canadian poet, translator and academic.
Robert Dickson (July 23, 1944 – March 19, 2007) was a Canadian poet, translator and academic.
Roger Giroux
Roger Giroux (1925–1974) was a French poet.
Roger Giroux (1925–1974) was a French poet.
Roger Milliot
Roger Milliot (1927, Le Cresot - 1968) was a French poet and painter.
Roger Milliot (1927, Le Cresot - 1968) was a French poet and painter.
Roger-Arnould Rivière
Roger-Arnould Rivière (1930, Tarare, Rhône - 1959, Lyon) was a French poet.
Roger-Arnould Rivière (1930, Tarare, Rhône - 1959, Lyon) was a French poet.
Roselyne Sibille
Roselyne Sibille is a French poet who was born in 1953 in France.
Roselyne Sibille is a French poet who was born in 1953 in France.
Souéloum Diagho
Souéloum Diagho, the contemporary Tuareg poet, comes from Tessalit in the North of Mali.
Souéloum Diagho, the contemporary Tuareg poet, comes from Tessalit in the North of Mali.
Stuart Merrill
Stuart Fitzrandolph Merrill (August 1, 1863 – 1915) was an American poet, born in Hempstead, New York, who wrote mostly in the French language.
Stuart Fitzrandolph Merrill (August 1, 1863 – 1915) was an American poet, born in Hempstead, New York, who wrote mostly in the French language.
Stéphane Mallarmé
Stéphane Mallarmé, whose real name was Étienne Mallarmé, was a French poet and critic.
Stéphane Mallarmé, whose real name was Étienne Mallarmé, was a French poet and critic.
Victor Hugo
Victor-Marie Hugo was a French poet, playwright, novelist, essayist, visual artist, statesman, human rights activist and exponent of the Romantic movement in France.
Victor-Marie Hugo was a French poet, playwright, novelist, essayist, visual artist, statesman, human rights activist and exponent of the Romantic movement in France.
Émile Nelligan
Émile Nelligan (December 24, 1879 – November 18, 1941) was a francophone poet from Quebec, Canada.
Émile Nelligan (December 24, 1879 – November 18, 1941) was a francophone poet from Quebec, Canada.