Marie-Claire Bancquart

Marie-Claire Bancquart

Bancquart at a bookstore in Paris.
Born 1932 (age 8384)
Aveyron, France
Occupation Poet, professor, essayist, critic
Language French
Genre Poetry
Spouse Alain Bancquart
Website
mapage.noos.fr/marieclairebancquart

Marie-Claire Bancquart (born 1932) is a contemporary French poet, essayist, professor emerita and literary critic. She is the recipient of the Grand Prix de Critique de l'Académie Française, the premier authority on matters related to French language and culture, as well as numerous other awards.[1] Her poetry is known for its visceral nature, often exploring the interior of the human body as a means of exploring emotion and humanity.[2]

Bancquart is president of the French arts council La Maison de la Poésie, and a professor emerita of the Université Paris-Sorbonne. Bancquart has been described as one of the most "powerful" voices in contemporary French poetry, drawing comparisons to French poet Charles Baudelaire.[3] In addition to her many volumes of poetry, Bancquart has also published books and essays on subjects such as surrealism and Anatole France.[4]

She is married to French composer Alain Bancquart.[5]

Published works

Poetry
Novels
Essays

References

  1. Cook, Christina. "Writing about the Concrete: Marie-Claire Bancquart". Cerise Press. Retrieved June 3, 2015.
  2. Brophy, Michael (January 2010). "In the Flesh of the Text: The Poetry of Marie-Claire Bancquart (Book)". French Studies 64 (1): 109. doi:10.1093/fs/knp225.
  3. Bishop, Michael (July–August 2008). "Verticale du secret (book)". World Literature Today 82 (4): 69–70.
  4. Wilson, Katharina M. (1991). An Encyclopedia of Continental Women Writers. pp. 75–76. ISBN 0-8240-8547-7. Retrieved June 5, 2015.
  5. "Marie-Claire Bancquart". Poetry Foundation. Retrieved June 3, 2015.

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