Josyane De Jesus-Bergey
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Josyane De Jesus Bergey is a Franco/Portuguese poet who was born in La Rochelle
, France in 1941.
under the name “Larochellivre”. In this role, she organises literary meetings in the Charente Maritime as well as events such as "The Poets' Spring Time" and the “Salon of Poetry Works” in La Rochelle
.
Josyane De Jesus Bergey is a close friend of Jean Bouhier who founded the poetic movement of the school of Rochefort “l´Ecole de Rochefort” with Pierre Pernon in 1941 and, in 1991, she was the initiator of the foundation at Vesdun
(Cher) of the "Forest of one thousand Poets" where the poets of 85 nations are represented by an oak tree. Each tree being dedicated to a creator of a commemorative site of this school where Jean Bouhier can be found amongst others.
Influenced by the culture of Mediterranean
peoples, several poems of Josyane De Jesus Bergey are dedicated to the Arab nations such as the Palestinian
Mahmoud Darwish
and the Algeria
n Mohamed Dib
.
Other texts are translated into English by Angela Serna, and in Portuguese by Ruth Motta.
She had a share in different expositions and demonstrations of poetry & paintings:
i poet Wafaa Abed Al Razzaq
, entitled " From The War Child's Dairy" – (Mémoires de l'enfant de la guerre) L'Harmattan Edition, December 2008
La Rochelle
La Rochelle is a city in western France and a seaport on the Bay of Biscay, a part of the Atlantic Ocean. It is the capital of the Charente-Maritime department.The city is connected to the Île de Ré by a bridge completed on 19 May 1988...
, France in 1941.
Biography
Retired from the civil services, she is the vice president of a French literary association, registered in La RochelleLa Rochelle
La Rochelle is a city in western France and a seaport on the Bay of Biscay, a part of the Atlantic Ocean. It is the capital of the Charente-Maritime department.The city is connected to the Île de Ré by a bridge completed on 19 May 1988...
under the name “Larochellivre”. In this role, she organises literary meetings in the Charente Maritime as well as events such as "The Poets' Spring Time" and the “Salon of Poetry Works” in La Rochelle
La Rochelle
La Rochelle is a city in western France and a seaport on the Bay of Biscay, a part of the Atlantic Ocean. It is the capital of the Charente-Maritime department.The city is connected to the Île de Ré by a bridge completed on 19 May 1988...
.
Josyane De Jesus Bergey is a close friend of Jean Bouhier who founded the poetic movement of the school of Rochefort “l´Ecole de Rochefort” with Pierre Pernon in 1941 and, in 1991, she was the initiator of the foundation at Vesdun
Vesdun
Vesdun is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre region of France.-Geography:A large area of streams, lakes and farming comprising a village and many hamlets situated some south of Bourges at the junction of the D4 and D67 roads. The commune shares its southern border with that of the...
(Cher) of the "Forest of one thousand Poets" where the poets of 85 nations are represented by an oak tree. Each tree being dedicated to a creator of a commemorative site of this school where Jean Bouhier can be found amongst others.
Influenced by the culture of Mediterranean
Mediterranean Sea
The Mediterranean Sea is a sea connected to the Atlantic Ocean surrounded by the Mediterranean region and almost completely enclosed by land: on the north by Anatolia and Europe, on the south by North Africa, and on the east by the Levant...
peoples, several poems of Josyane De Jesus Bergey are dedicated to the Arab nations such as the Palestinian
Palestinian people
The Palestinian people, also referred to as Palestinians or Palestinian Arabs , are an Arabic-speaking people with origins in Palestine. Despite various wars and exoduses, roughly one third of the world's Palestinian population continues to reside in the area encompassing the West Bank, the Gaza...
Mahmoud Darwish
Mahmoud Darwish
Mahmoud Darwish was a Palestinian poet and author who won numerous awards for his literary output and was regarded as the Palestinian national poet...
and the Algeria
Algeria
Algeria , officially the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria , also formally referred to as the Democratic and Popular Republic of Algeria, is a country in the Maghreb region of Northwest Africa with Algiers as its capital.In terms of land area, it is the largest country in Africa and the Arab...
n Mohamed Dib
Mohammed Dib
Mohammed Dib was an Algerian author. He wrote over 30 novels, as well as numerous short stories, poems, and children's literature in the French language. He is probably Algeria's most prolific and well-known writer...
.
Other texts are translated into English by Angela Serna, and in Portuguese by Ruth Motta.
Participation at meetings and festivals
- 2005: 'Mediterranean Voices', a poetic festival at LodeveLodèveLodève is a commune in the Hérault département in Languedoc-Roussillon in southern France. It is a sub-prefecture of the department.-Geography:...
- 2006: 'Poets' Springtime' at LodeveLodèveLodève is a commune in the Hérault département in Languedoc-Roussillon in southern France. It is a sub-prefecture of the department.-Geography:...
- May 2008: 'Vitoria-Gasteitz' (Spain)
- June 2008: 'Poetry Festival Through TunisiaTunisiaTunisia , officially the Tunisian RepublicThe long name of Tunisia in other languages used in the country is: , is the northernmost country in Africa. It is a Maghreb country and is bordered by Algeria to the west, Libya to the southeast, and the Mediterranean Sea to the north and east. Its area...
' (poetry, painting and translation) organised by the National Centre of Translation (Tunis UniversityTunis University-Profile:The Tunis University has been watchful, for sixteen years, for the best use of the human and material means granted to higher education and scientific research institutions it supervises to improve their opening on the social, cultural and economic environments.With the aim of a better...
).
Selective bibliography
- L'heure Marine / Sea Time, editions' Petit Véhicule, 1995
- Pour un soleil qui meurt / For a Dying Sun, editions' Arcam 1996
- De l’arbre à l’homme... jusqu’à l’épuisement de la saignée / From the tree to the man… till the end of the bleeding, La Bartavelle Editeur, 1997
- La brodeuse d´écume / The Foam Embroidery, editions' Clapas 1998
- L’eau Perride / The Lost Lake, La Bartavelle Editeur, 1998
- Le temps suspensif / The Suspensive Time, editions' Encres vives 1998
- Un cheval sur l’océan / A horse on the ocean”, editions' Encres vives 1999
- Ne me raccompagnez pas, je suis pressée / Do not accompany me back, I am in a hurry, La Bartavelle Editeur, 2000
- Comme une confession de pierres - Eldjazaïr / Like a Stone Confession – Eldjazaïr, editions' Rumeur des Ages, La RochelleLa RochelleLa Rochelle is a city in western France and a seaport on the Bay of Biscay, a part of the Atlantic Ocean. It is the capital of the Charente-Maritime department.The city is connected to the Île de Ré by a bridge completed on 19 May 1988...
2003, (ISBN 2-84327-075-8) bilingual edition French-Arab (translations by the TunisiaTunisiaTunisia , officially the Tunisian RepublicThe long name of Tunisia in other languages used in the country is: , is the northernmost country in Africa. It is a Maghreb country and is bordered by Algeria to the west, Libya to the southeast, and the Mediterranean Sea to the north and east. Its area...
n poet Mohamed Rafrafi). - Ce n’est pas parce que la porte s’est refermée / The door closed on itself, editions' Rumeur des Ages, La RochelleLa RochelleLa Rochelle is a city in western France and a seaport on the Bay of Biscay, a part of the Atlantic Ocean. It is the capital of the Charente-Maritime department.The city is connected to the Île de Ré by a bridge completed on 19 May 1988...
2003 - Amulettes / «Amulets», edition "Encre et Lumière", March 2009 / publication of «Amulettes», with paintings by Hamid Tibouchi.
Narration
- BUS 25 pour rendre visite aux ombres / "BUS 25 to call on the shadows”, Rumeur des Ages, mars 2004
Portfolio
- Voiles 2008 / "Sails 2008", Work with the painter Marc Mongeau from QuebecQuebecQuebec 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....
.
She had a share in different expositions and demonstrations of poetry & paintings:
- 2006 with Joëlle Vassogne (La RochelleLa RochelleLa Rochelle is a city in western France and a seaport on the Bay of Biscay, a part of the Atlantic Ocean. It is the capital of the Charente-Maritime department.The city is connected to the Île de Ré by a bridge completed on 19 May 1988...
) - 2006 with the painter and poet Hamid Tibouchi in FrontignanFrontignanFrontignan la Peyrade is a commune in the Hérault department in southern France.Frontignan is renowned for its AOC wine, the Muscat de Frontignan, a sweet wine made solely from the Muscat grape variety.-Sights:...
(34) - 2007 Mohamed Oulhaci (AlgeriaAlgeriaAlgeria , officially the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria , also formally referred to as the Democratic and Popular Republic of Algeria, is a country in the Maghreb region of Northwest Africa with Algiers as its capital.In terms of land area, it is the largest country in Africa and the Arab...
) - 2008 Marc Mongeau (La Grande Traversée / The great Crossing, La RochelleLa RochelleLa Rochelle is a city in western France and a seaport on the Bay of Biscay, a part of the Atlantic Ocean. It is the capital of the Charente-Maritime department.The city is connected to the Île de Ré by a bridge completed on 19 May 1988...
/QuebecQuebecQuebec 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....
June 2008 - 2009 ANA SANCUEZ SERRANO (Vitoria - Spain)
Publications In different poetry anthologies
- QuebecQuebecQuebec 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....
2008, Co editor Ecrits des Forges (Québec) and “Sac à Mots” editions (France) collective poetryCollective poetryCollaborative or collective poetry is an alternative and creative technique for writing poetry by more than one person. The principal aim of collaborative poetry is to create poems with multiple collaborations from various authors...
book with twenty contributing authors from two continents. Josyane De Jesus-Bergey is the initiator with Larochellivre of this book.
In French and foreign revues
- 2008 “Le Poème Henri MeschonnicHenri MeschonnicHenry Meschonnic was a French poet, linguist and theoretician of language, and essayist....
”, Faire Part editions with about forty five other contributors.
Translation
Poetic co-revision, with Mohamed Rafrafi, of the translation done by Hédia DRIDI from Arabic into French for the poems collection of the IraqIraq
Iraq ; officially the Republic of Iraq is a country in Western Asia spanning most of the northwestern end of the Zagros mountain range, the eastern part of the Syrian Desert and the northern part of the Arabian Desert....
i poet Wafaa Abed Al Razzaq
Wafaa Abed Al Razzaq
Wafaa Abed Al Razzaq is an Iraqi poet and writer. She was born at 1952 in Basra / Iraq. She currently resides in London / UK and holds a bachelor's degree in accounting.-Awards:...
, entitled " From The War Child's Dairy" – (Mémoires de l'enfant de la guerre) L'Harmattan Edition, December 2008