Jean-Pierre Vallotton
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Jean-Pierre Vallotton is a French-speaking Swiss poet, writer and artist.
in 1955. He studied literature
and drama
.
He has participated in a number of international literature festivals including (Rotterdam
, Paris
, Liege
, F.Y.R.O.M., Canada
, Mexico
, Australia
. From 2005 to 2007, he was a lecturer at the University of Lausanne
(literature and cinema). He is also a member of the Pierrette Micheloud Foundation board and president of its literary award jury.
, Wolfgang Borchert
, R. L. Stevenson). His work has been translated into twelve languages.
His work has been published in about forty anthologies and more than fifty periodicals (Two Plus Two, The Mississippi Review, Cimarron, The Prose Poem, Poetry New York, The Chariton Review, Confessio, Álora, Svetová Literatura, Unu, Struga International Review of Poetry, Europe, Nouvelle Revue Française, Poésie/Seghers, PO&SIE, Le Figaro littéraire, L’Humanité). Also a collagist, he illustrated the cover of some of his books.
Background
Jean-Pierre Vallotton was born in GenevaGeneva
Geneva In the national languages of Switzerland the city is known as Genf , Ginevra and Genevra is the second-most-populous city in Switzerland and is the most populous city of Romandie, the French-speaking part of Switzerland...
in 1955. He studied literature
Literature
Literature is the art of written works, and is not bound to published sources...
and drama
Drama
Drama is the specific mode of fiction represented in performance. The term comes from a Greek word meaning "action" , which is derived from "to do","to act" . The enactment of drama in theatre, performed by actors on a stage before an audience, presupposes collaborative modes of production and a...
.
He has participated in a number of international literature festivals including (Rotterdam
Rotterdam
Rotterdam is the second-largest city in the Netherlands and one of the largest ports in the world. Starting as a dam on the Rotte river, Rotterdam has grown into a major international commercial centre...
, Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
, Liege
Liege
Liège is a municipality and a city of Belgium. The term Liège or Liege may also refer to:* Liege, a party to the oath of allegiance in feudalism .* Liège Island, in the Antarctic...
, F.Y.R.O.M., Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
, Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
. From 2005 to 2007, he was a lecturer at the University of Lausanne
University of Lausanne
The University of Lausanne in Lausanne, Switzerland was founded in 1537 as a school of theology, before being made a university in 1890. Today about 12,000 students and 2200 researchers study and work at the university...
(literature and cinema). He is also a member of the Pierrette Micheloud Foundation board and president of its literary award jury.
Writing
Jean-Pierre Vallotton is the author of over thirty works, including poems, short stories, criticism, children texts, artist’s books and translations (Ion Caraion, Sylvia PlathSylvia Plath
Sylvia Plath was an American poet, novelist and short story writer. Born in Massachusetts, she studied at Smith College and Newnham College, Cambridge before receiving acclaim as a professional poet and writer...
, Wolfgang Borchert
Wolfgang Borchert
Wolfgang Borchert was a German author and playwright whose work was affected by his experience of dictatorship and his service in the Wehrmacht during the Second World War. His work is among the best examples of the Trümmerliteratur movement in post-World War II Germany...
, R. L. Stevenson). His work has been translated into twelve languages.
His work has been published in about forty anthologies and more than fifty periodicals (Two Plus Two, The Mississippi Review, Cimarron, The Prose Poem, Poetry New York, The Chariton Review, Confessio, Álora, Svetová Literatura, Unu, Struga International Review of Poetry, Europe, Nouvelle Revue Française, Poésie/Seghers, PO&SIE, Le Figaro littéraire, L’Humanité). Also a collagist, he illustrated the cover of some of his books.