William Cliff
Encyclopedia
William Cliff is a Belgian poet
of French language. He was born in Gembloux
. His poems had the chance to be noticed quickly by Raymond Queneau
, and were systematically published by Gallimard until 1986.
Translations :
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...
of French language. He was born in Gembloux
Gembloux
Gembloux is a Walloon municipality located in the Belgian province of Namur, on the axis Brussels-NamurOn 1 January 2006 the municipality had 21,964 inhabitants...
. His poems had the chance to be noticed quickly by Raymond Queneau
Raymond Queneau
Raymond Queneau was a French poet and novelist and the co-founder of Ouvroir de littérature potentielle .-Biography:Born in Le Havre, Seine-Maritime, Queneau was the only child of Auguste Queneau and Joséphine Mignot...
, and were systematically published by Gallimard until 1986.
Works
- Homo sum, Gallimard, in Cahier de poésie 1, 1973
- Écrasez-le, Gallimard, 1976
- réédition Écrasez-le, précédé de Homo sum, Gallimard, 2002, ISBN 2070767612
- Marcher au charbon, Gallimard, 1978
- America, Gallimard, 1983
- En Orient, Gallimard, 1986
- Conrad Detrez, Le Dilettante, Paris, 1990
- Fête Nationale, Gallimard, 1992
- Autobiographie, La Différence, 1993
- Journal d'un Innocent, Gallimard, 1996
- L'État belge, poèmes, La Table Ronde, 2001
- La Sainte Famille, (roman) La Table Ronde, 2001
- Adieu patries, Le Rocher, coll. Anatolia, Monaco, 2001
- Le Passager, (roman) Le Rocher, coll. Anatolia, Monaco, 2003
- Passavant la Rochère, Virgile, 2004
- La Dodge, (roman autobiographique) Le Rocher, coll. Anatolia, Monaco, 2004
- L'Adolescent, (roman) Le Rocher, coll. Anatolia, Monaco, 2005, ISBN 2268056589
- Le Pain quotidien, La Table Ronde, 2006, ISBN 2710328429
- Immense Existence, Gallimard, 2007, ISBN 2070784177
- Épopées, La Table Ronde, 2008, ISBN 2710330598
Translations :
- Jaime Gil de Biedma, Un corps est le meilleur ami de l'homme, Le Rocher, coll. Anatolia
- Gabriel FerraterGabriel FerraterGabriel Ferrater i Soler was an author, translator and scholar of linguistics who wrote in the Catalan language. His poetical work is one of the most important among the authors of post-war Catalonia and he continues to exert a great deal of influence over authors nowadays...
, Les Femmes et les Jours, Le Rocher, coll. Anatolia, Monaco, 2004, ISBN 2268049779
External links
- William CLIFF (Gembloux 1940) (APFF)
- "William Cliff Poésie et vérité", l'Humanité, 15 April 2004 Jean-Claude Lebrun
- Critique of two of his books by Pascale Arguedas
- Note http://poezibao.typepad.com/poezibao/2005/12/lectures_potiqu_3.html, http://poezibao.typepad.com/poezibao/2005/12/lectures_potiqu_4.html, http://poezibao.typepad.com/poezibao/2005/12/lectures_potiqu_5.html, http://poezibao.typepad.com/poezibao/2005/12/lectures_potiqu_6.html and http://poezibao.typepad.com/poezibao/2005/12/lectures_potiqu_7.html of Alain MarcAlain MarcAlain Marc is a member of the National Assembly of France. He represents the third constituency of the Aveyron department, and is a member of the Radical Party.-References:...
sur le Journal d'un innocent (Poezibao) - "Le prix quinquennal de littérature à William Cliff" at RTBF