Marc Alyn (Alain-Marc Fécherolle), (born 18 March 1937 in
Reims
Reims ( ; ; also spelled Rheims in English) is the most populous city in the French Departments of France, department of Marne (department), Marne, and the List of communes in France with over 20,000 inhabitants, 12th most populous city in Fran ...
) is a French
poet
A poet is a person who studies and creates poetry. Poets may describe themselves as such or be described as such by others. A poet may simply be the creator (thought, thinker, songwriter, writer, or author) who creates (composes) poems (oral t ...
.
Life
He was mobilized to Algeria 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
Byblos ( ; ), also known as Jebeil, Jbeil or Jubayl (, Lebanese Arabic, locally ), is an ancient city in the Keserwan-Jbeil Governorate of Lebanon. The area is believed to have been first settled between 8800 and 7000BC and continuously inhabited ...
, 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
Prix Guillaume Apollinaire
The prix Guillaume Apollinaire is a French poetry prize first awarded in 1941. It was named in honour of French writer Guillaume Apollinaire. It annually recognizes a collection of poems for its originality and modernity.
Members of the jury
The ...
jury.
Awards
* 1994:
Grand Prix du roman de l'Académie française
* 2005:
Prix Henri de Régnier
* 2007:
Prix Goncourt
The Prix Goncourt ( , "The Goncourt Prize") is a prize in French literature, given by the académie Goncourt to the author of "the best and most imaginative prose work of the year". The prize carries a symbolic reward of only 10 euros, but resul ...
Works
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
"LA BIBLIOTHEQUE DANS LE MIROIR", ''Le Printemps des Poetes''* ''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'', preface by
Bernard Noël, , 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,
* ''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).
External links
"Marc Alyn", Robert Holkeboer, ''Books Abroad,'' Vol. 46, No. 3 (Summer, 1972), pp. 422-425
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1937 births
Living people
Writers from Reims
20th-century French poets
French military personnel of the Algerian War
Prix Goncourt de la Poésie winners
Prix Guillaume Apollinaire winners
21st-century French poets
21st-century French male writers
French male poets
20th-century French male writers