Marc Alyn
Encyclopedia
Marc Alyn (born 18 March 1937 Reims
) is a French poet
.
in 1957.
He lived far from Paris, a farmhouse in Uzès
, Gard
.
He traveled in the Middle East
to the ruins of the Phoenician city of Byblos
, and to Beirut
, where he met the French Lebanese poet Nohad Salameh, whom he married.
He got cancer of the larynx, which deprived him for many years of the use of his voice.
He is a member of the Académie Mallarmé
and Apollinaire Prize jury.
" La Combustion de l'ange 1956-2011", préface de Bernard Noël, Le Castor astral, 2011.
Reims
Reims , a city in the Champagne-Ardenne region of France, lies east-northeast of Paris. Founded by the Gauls, it became a major city during the period of the Roman Empire....
) is a French poet
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...
.
Life
He was mobilized to AlgeriaAlgeria
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...
in 1957.
He lived far from Paris, a farmhouse in Uzès
Uzès
Uzès is a commune in the Gard department in southern France.It lies about 25 km north-northeast of Nîmes.-History:Originally Ucetia, Uzès was a small Gallo-Roman oppidum, or administrative settlement. The town lies at the source of the Eure, from where a Roman aqueduct was built in the first...
, Gard
Gard
Gard is a département located in southern France in the Languedoc-Roussillon region.The department is named after the River Gard, although the formerly Occitan name of the River Gard, Gardon, has been replacing the traditional French name in recent decades, even among French speakers.- History...
.
He traveled in the Middle East
Middle East
The Middle East is a region that encompasses Western Asia and Northern Africa. It is often used as a synonym for Near East, in opposition to Far East...
to the ruins of the Phoenician city of Byblos
Byblos
Byblos is the Greek name of the Phoenician city Gebal . It is a Mediterranean city in the Mount Lebanon Governorate of present-day Lebanon under the current Arabic name of Jubayl and was also referred to as Gibelet during the Crusades...
, and to Beirut
Beirut
Beirut is the capital and largest city of Lebanon, with a population ranging from 1 million to more than 2 million . Located on a peninsula at the midpoint of Lebanon's Mediterranean coastline, it serves as the country's largest and main seaport, and also forms the Beirut Metropolitan...
, where he met the French Lebanese poet Nohad Salameh, whom he married.
He got cancer of the larynx, which deprived him for many years of the use of his voice.
He is a member of the Académie Mallarmé
Académie Mallarmé
The Académie Mallarmé is a French literary academy of writers and poets, founded in 1937. Since 1976, the Académie has awarded the Prix Mallarmé literary prize at the Brive book fair....
and Apollinaire Prize jury.
English Translations
- French poetry today: a bilingual anthology, Simon Watson Taylor, Edward Lucie-Smith, editors, Rapp and Whiting; Deutsch, 1971
- The Big supposer: Lawrence Durrell a dialogue with Marc Alyn Translator Francine Barker, Grove Press, 1973
Poetry
- Liberté de voir Terre de Feu (1956).
- Le Temps des autres, Seghers (1956) Prix Max Jacob 1957.
- Cruels divertissements, Seghers (1957).
- Jean-Louis Trintignant dit les poèmes de Marc Alyn, Véga-Seghers, (1958).
- Serge Reggiani dit, Marc Ogeret chante Marc Alyn, Studio S.M. (1958).
- Brûler le feu, Seghers (1959).
- Délébiles" , Ides et Calendes (1962).
- Nuit majeure, Flammarion (1968).
- Infini au-delà, Flammarion (1972) Prix Apollinaire 1973.
- Douze poèmes de l'été, Formes et langages (1976).
- Rêves secrets des tarots, Formes et langages (1984).
- Poèmes pour notre amour, Formes et langages (1985).
- Le Livre des amants, Des Créateurs (1988).
- Les Alphabets du Feu: Byblos, La Parole planète, Le Scribe errant, ID- Livre (1991–1993) Grand Prix de Poésie de l'Académie française 1994 et Grand Prix de Poésie de la SGDL 1994.
- Le Chemin de la parole, (1994).
- L'Etat naissant (1996).
- Les Mots de passe (1997).
- L'Oeil imaginaire (1998).
- Le Miel de l'abîme (2000).
- Les Miroirs byzantins, Alain Benoit (2001).
- Le Tireur isolé, Phi/Ecrits des Forges (2010).
" La Combustion de l'ange 1956-2011", préface de Bernard Noël, Le Castor astral, 2011.
Prose
- Marcel Béalu, Subervie (1956).
- François Mauriac, Seghers (1960).
- Célébration du tabac, Robert Morel, (1962).
- Les Poètes du XVIe siècle, J'ai Lu (1962).
- Dictionnaire des auteurs français, Seghers (1962).
- Dylan Thomas, Seghers (1962).
- Le Déplacement, Flammarion (1964).
- Gérard de Nerval, J'ai Lu (1965).
- Srecko Kosovel, Seghers (1965).
- André de Richaud, Seghers (1966).
- Odette Ducarre ou Les Murs de la Nuit, Robert Morel (1967).
- La Nouvelle Poésie française, Robert Morel (1968).
- Norge, Seghers (1972).
- Entretiens avec Lawrence Durrell, Pierre Belfond (1972) et Gutenberg (2007).
- Le Diderot de Borès, Galerie du Salin (1975).
- Kama Kamanda: poète universel: hommage, L'Harmattan, 1997, ISBN 9782738457004
- Le Manuscrit de Roquemaure, Le Chariot, (2002).
- Mémoires provisoires, L'Harmattan, (2002).
- Le Silentiaire, Dumerchez, (2004).
- Le Piéton de Venise, Bartillat, (2005).
- Les Miroirs voyants, Voix d'encre (2005).
- Le Dieu de sable, Phi/ Ecrit des Forges, (2006).
- Paris point du jour, Bartillat, (2006).
- Approches de l'art moderne, Bartillat (2007).
- Monsieur le chat, Ecriture (2009) Prix Littéraire 30 Millions d'Amis, 2009
- Anthologie poétique amoureuse, Ecriture (2010).