Alphonse Allain (21 December 1924 – 20 June 2022) was a French poet who wrote in the

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Biography

Allain wrote several collections of poems, such as ', ', and '. He also wrote fables and was the author of the libretto ', a musical comedy written in Norman and produced by and presented at the Château de Flamanville in 2006. Eleven of his poems were converted into songs performed by Daniel Bourdelès on the CD ', produced in 2008. He remained active in poetry into old age, supported by local media on the

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. Alphonse Allain died on 20 June 2022 at the age of 97.

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1924 births 2022 deaths French poets French fabulists Norman-language poets {{France-poet-stub