André Schmitz
Encyclopedia
André Schmitz is an Belgian
poet
.
He has been a teacher since 2008, and lives in the region of Arlon. He has stayed in Central Africa
, Lebanon
, Quebec
, and India
.
for Incises incisions.
He also received the French Community of Belgium
quinquennial prize of literature for (culmination of work), and Tristan Tzara prize for scraping wings.
Belgium
Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...
poet
Poet
A poet is a person who writes poetry. A poet's work can be literal, meaning that his work is derived from a specific event, or metaphorical, meaning that his work can take on many meanings and forms. Poets have existed since antiquity, in nearly all languages, and have produced works that vary...
.
He has been a teacher since 2008, and lives in the region of Arlon. He has stayed in Central Africa
Central Africa
Central Africa is a core region of the African continent which includes Burundi, the Central African Republic, Chad, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Rwanda....
, Lebanon
Lebanon
Lebanon , officially the Republic of LebanonRepublic of Lebanon is the most common term used by Lebanese government agencies. The term Lebanese Republic, a literal translation of the official Arabic and French names that is not used in today's world. Arabic is the most common language spoken among...
, Quebec
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
, and India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
.
Awards
In 1987, he won the A. and J. Goffin Prize Foundation for all of his culminated work, and 2000 he received the Mallarmé prizeMallarmé prize
The Mallarmé prize is a poetry prize awarded each year by the Académie Mallarmé to a French speaking poet....
for Incises incisions.
He also received the French Community of Belgium
French Community of Belgium
The French Community of Belgium is one of the three official communities in Belgium along with the Flemish Community and the German speaking Community. Although its name could suggest that it is a community of French citizens in Belgium, it is not...
quinquennial prize of literature for (culmination of work), and Tristan Tzara prize for scraping wings.
Works
- For the Love of Fire, the Artists, 1961
- Double Voice and attached, editions of Aquarius, 1965
- Soleils rauques, Andre de Rache, Brussels 1973 (triennial prize for Literature, Brussels 1975) (Tristan Tzara prize, Paris 1991)
- Scraping wing, The Tree lyrics (Amay), Phi (Luxembourg), The Writings of ironworks (Quebec), 1994 (Academy Award Mallarme 2000)
- A little rain between the teeth, poems, Protis-L'Arbre to Words, 2000
- In the prose of days, Anthology 1961 - 2001, Introduction - Study Dobzynski Charles, La Renaissance du livre, 2001