Denis Clavel (22 June 1942 – 24 March 2024) was a French poet and politician.[1] He published approximately 20 collections of poetry from 1963 to 2020.

Denis Clavel
Mayor of Arâches-la-Frasse
In office
1971–1983
Succeeded byMichel Pépin
Personal details
Born(1942-06-22)22 June 1942
Annecy, France
Died24 March 2024(2024-03-24) (aged 81)
Cluses, France
OccupationPoet

Biography

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Born in Annecy on 22 June 1942, Clavel met Jean Lurçat in 1963, during his first publication of poetry at the Château d'Annecy.[2] Lurçat entrusted him with the creation of a poetic commentary of his art, the tapestry Chant du monde [fr].[3] His following collections were primarily edited by Guy Chambelland [fr] and he maintained significant correspondence with Pierre Emmanuel and Georges Haldas [fr]. In 1992, Haldas dedicated a poem to him in the collection La Blessure essentielle.[4] During his career, Clavel received praise from Robert Sabatier.[5] He also served as Mayor of Arâches-la-Frasse from 1971 to 1983.[6]

Denis Clavel died in Cluses on 24 March 2024, at the age of 81.[7]

Publications

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  • Fenêtre sur la mer (1963)
  • Le Chant du monde (1963)
  • Le Goût du feu et Journal d'un pharisien (1969)
  • La Genèse du poème (1972)
  • Opéra sur la vitre (1972)
  • Paysage clandestin (1976)
  • Distance apprivoisée (1978)
  • Les Regards contagieux (1981)
  • La Ténèbre (1983)
  • Lazare (1984)
  • Le Chant de la créature (1988)
  • Le Poème (1990)
  • Métier d'homme (1990)
  • Porte d'âge (1992)
  • La Fin du temps (1994)
  • La Théorie de Delphes (2002)
  • Je ne vois aucune différence de principe entre un poème et une poignée de main (2007)
  • Le Livre du repos (2009)
  • Le Jardin de Talèfre (2011)
  • Infinition de l'heure (2018)
  • Le temps ordinaire (2020)

References

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  1. ^ "Monsieur Denis CLAVEL". Simplifia (in French).
  2. ^ "La collection art contemporain". Commune nouvelle d'Annecy (in French). Archived from the original on 30 March 2018.
  3. ^ "Les Tapisseries du "Chant du monde. Jean Lurçat [Texte imprimé] / commentaires poétiques de Denis Clavel". Bibliothèque nationale de France (in French).
  4. ^ Haldas, Georges (1992). La blessure essentielle : poèmes (in French). Éditions l'Âge d'homme. ISBN 978-2-8251-0127-8.
  5. ^ Sabatier, Robert (1988). Métamorphoses et Modernité (in French). Verlag nicht ermittelbar. p. 795. ISBN 978-2-226-03398-7.
  6. ^ "Décès de Denis Clavel". La mairie d'Arâches-la-Frasse (in French).
  7. ^ "Monsieur Denis CLAVEL". Libra Memoria (in French).