Franck Venaille
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Franck Venaille is a French poet and writer. His poetry is characterized by its expressive power, seeking to bring out the animal side of man, his impulses and anxieties.
In his childhood, he stayed in Belgium
for three months, starting a deep attraction for Flanders
. This is the recurring background of his poetry, particularly his major work, The Descent of Scheldt
(1995).
He is close to painters Peter Klasen and Jacques Monory
, who exerted a significant influence on his work. He works at the magazine Poetic Action (1960) and Orange Export Ltd. (1980). He also founded the journals Chorus (1968) and Mr. Bloom (1978). From 1974, he worked for France Culture
, working in particular with the issue Les Nuits magnétiques.
in 1996 for The Descent of the Scheldt. Venaille's most recent book, It, won the 2009 Robert Ganzo Prize and the 2009 Alain Bosquet Prize.
Life
Born into a Catholic family in the XIth arrondissement of Paris, Franck Venaille was permanently marked by his military service during the Algerian War. This test resurfaces from time to time in his poetry, even in its most recent works. It forms the explicit subject of The War of Algeria (1978) and Algeria (2004).In his childhood, he stayed in Belgium
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...
for three months, starting a deep attraction for Flanders
Flanders
Flanders is the community of the Flemings but also one of the institutions in Belgium, and a geographical region located in parts of present-day Belgium, France and the Netherlands. "Flanders" can also refer to the northern part of Belgium that contains Brussels, Bruges, Ghent and Antwerp...
. This is the recurring background of his poetry, particularly his major work, The Descent of Scheldt
Scheldt
The Scheldt is a 350 km long river in northern France, western Belgium and the southwestern part of the Netherlands...
(1995).
He is close to painters Peter Klasen and Jacques Monory
Jacques Monory
Jacques Monory is a French painter, living in Cachan.Monory was one of the first painters of the French figuration narrative movement in the 1960s.-References:* . Luxembourg National Museum of History and Art. Accessed 2011-01-05....
, who exerted a significant influence on his work. He works at the magazine Poetic Action (1960) and Orange Export Ltd. (1980). He also founded the journals Chorus (1968) and Mr. Bloom (1978). From 1974, he worked for France Culture
France Culture
France Culture is a French public radio channel and part of Radio France. Its programming encompasses a wide variety of features on historical, philosophical, sociopolitical, and scientific themes , as well as literary readings, radio plays, and experimental productions...
, working in particular with the issue Les Nuits magnétiques.
Awards
He received numerous awards, including the Mallarmé prizeMallarmé prize
The Mallarmé prize is a poetry prize awarded each year by the Académie Mallarmé to a French speaking poet....
in 1996 for The Descent of the Scheldt. Venaille's most recent book, It, won the 2009 Robert Ganzo Prize and the 2009 Alain Bosquet Prize.
Works
- Identity papers, PJO, 1966.
- The thunderstruck Apprentice, PJO, 1969, Ubacs, 1986, The Writings of Forges, 1987.
- Why are you crying, saying why are you crying? Because the sky is blue ... Because the sky is blue!, PJO, 1972, The Feugraie Workshop, 1984.
- Two (in collaboration with Jacques Monory), offprint, 1973.
- Caballero Hotel, Les Editions de Minuit, 1974.
- The War in Algeria, Les Editions de Minuit, 1978.
- As a torn book,inhatredof poetry, Christian Bourgois, 1979.
- Jack to Jack,Luneau-Ascot, 1981.
- The procession of penitents,Mr. Bloom, 1983.
- The spoiled Children, in The Missing Diplomats of Cyril ConnollyCyril ConnollyCyril Vernon Connolly was an English intellectual, literary critic and writer. He was the editor of the influential literary magazine Horizon and wrote Enemies of Promise , which combined literary criticism with an autobiographical exploration of why he failed to become the successful author of...
, Salvy, 1989., Le Castor Astral, The Writings of Forges, 2003. - Opera buffa,Printing National Literature, 1989.
- Umberto SabaUmberto SabaUmberto Poli was an Italian poet and novelist, born in the cosmopolitan Mediterranean port of Trieste when it was the fourth largest city of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Poli assumed the nom de plume "Saba" in 1910, and his name was officially changed to Umberto Saba in 1928. From 1919 he was the...
, Seghers, Poets of Today, 1989. - The Great Operas of Mozart, Printing Office, 1989.
- Frans van Etterbeek, in "Directions in Literary Lozère: Cevennes, Jacques Bremond, 1989.
- KLASEN, opera in three acts and fifteen scenes, Marval, Galerie Fanny Guillon Lafaille, 1989.
- The Sultan of Istanbul, Salvy, Les Ecrits des Forges, 1991.
- Pierre Morhange, Seghers, "Poets of Today, 1992.
- The Manin war, Paroles d'Aube, 1995, La Renaissance du livre, 2000.
- The DescentScheldt, Obsidian, 1995.
- Write cons father, Jacques Bremond, 1996.
- The Horse Erasmus, in Second homes, Cadex, 1996.
- Captain anxiety animal, Obsidiane - Weather, 1998.
- The Court horses, the crossbow -Gallimard, 2000.
- Tragic, Obsidian, 2001.
- Dead Hooray!, Obsidian, 2003.
- Algeria, Melville / Leo Scheer, 2004.
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. The serious man, Jean-Michel Place, "Poetry", 2004. - Chaos, Mercure de France, 2007.
- It, Mercure de France, 2009.
Research
- François Boddaert, Venaille Franck, Jean-Michel Place, "Poetry", 2005.
- Review Le Matricule des anges, No. 37, December 2001/février 2002.
- Review Europe, No. 938-939, June–July 2007.
- Review Europe (survey and interview), No. 859-860, November–December 2000.