Gérard Le Gouic (born 11 June 1936, in

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) is a French poet and writer.

Biography

Gérard Le Gouic was baptized in September 1936 in the church of

(Finistère). His parents resided in the

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. He lived there until his departure for Africa. He met the poet Maurice Fombeure, then professor at the Collège Lavoisier in Paris. He spent his childhood holiday in Brittany, home of his parents. During his military service in Algeria, he became friends with poet and painter Jacques Rouquier. From 1959 to 1969, he lived in Africa. His activities in trade will lead him to

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in Chad (where he met

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and with whom he became friends) to

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in Congo at

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and

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, Central African Republic. He regularly returned to spend his holidays in Brittany. On his return to Brittany in 1969, he occupied himself for thirty years with a souvenir shop in

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. The sign he chose, "Telen Arvor" ("Harp of Armor") is the title of a collection of the poet

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and will also be the name he will choose for his own publishing house.

Distinctions

* Prix de poésie de l'Académie de Bretagne et des Pays de la Loire in 2008 * Prix Antonin-Artaud in 1980 for ''Géographie du fleuve'' (Telen Arvor) * Prix

Alfred de Musset Alfred Louis Charles de Musset-Pathay (; 11 December 1810 – 2 May 1857) was a French dramatist, poet, and novelist.His names are often reversed "Louis Charles Alfred de Musset": see "(Louis Charles) Alfred de Musset" (bio), Biography.com, 2007 ...

of the

Société des gens de lettres The Société des gens de lettres de France (SGDLF; ; ) is a writers' association founded in 1838 by the notable French authors George Sand, Honoré de Balzac, Victor Hugo, and Alexandre Dumas. It is a private association recognised in France as ...

in 1977 for ''Poème de l'île et du sel'' *

Prix Breizh The prix Breizh is a French literary award bestowed under this name since 2001, on the initiative of Gwenn-Aël Bolloré. On that date, it succeeded the "Prix Bretagne" created in 1961. It crowns each year an author of Breton origin or friend of Br ...

in 1973 for ''Poèmes de mon vivant''

Publications

Poetry

*2015: ''Pâques'', éditions La Porte *2014: ''Comment allez-vous'', éditions La Porte *2012: ''Une heure chaque jour'', éditions Écrits des Forges *2011: ''Les haïkus du carnet'', éditions Telen Arvor *2011: ''Des arbres, des oiseaux, du ciel'', éditions Sac à mots *2010: ''Pense Bêtes...'', éditions Tugdual, Cancale, livre d'artiste, illustration by *2010: ''Célébration des larmes'', éditions Telen Arvor *2007: ''Tout amour est dernier amour'', éditions

Coop Breizh Coop Breizh is a Breton cultural company founded in 1957 by Kendalc'h confederation, based in Spézet, Brittany, France. Specialized in the production, the publishing and the literary and musical distribution, it propose articles related to Bret ...

*2006: ''La belle lumière'', éditions Telen Arvor *2006: ''Nous, une'', éditions La Part Commune *2004: ''Contes et fables du moulin des chiens'', éditions Telen Arvor *2001: ''Attrape-moi aussi un poète'', éditions Coop Breizh, for children *2001: ''Hasards de mer - Autres incertitudes'', Le Temps des Cerises *1999: ''Cafés et autres lieux d'amour'', éditions Telen Arvor *1996: ''Les sentiments obscurs'', éd. Coop Breizh *1996: ''Le Marcheur de rêve'', coédition - Le Dé Bleu *1995: ''Oiseaux'', éditions Les Dits du Pont *1992: ''Trois poèmes pour trois âges de l'eau'', éditions Telen Arvor *1991: ''Cadastre intime du pommier'', éditions du Dossen *1991: ''Poésie'' with , Buhez Ar Vro Vigoudenn *1985: ''Les bateaux en bouteille'', éditions Telen Arvor *1983: ''Le Marais et les jours'', éditions Telen Arvor *1982: ''Feuillus océans'', éditions du P.A.V.E *1981: ''Fermé pour cause de poésie'', éditions Picollec, réédition Écrits des Forges *1980: ''Autoportrait en noir et bleu II'', ' *1979: ''Géographie du fleuve'', éditions Telen Arvor *1977:''Poème de l'île et du sel'', éditions Telen Arvor. Translated into: ** English ''Song of salt and island'', by Stanley J. Collier, Éditions du Liogan ** German ''Insel und salz gedicht'', by Fritz Werf, Atelier Verlag Andernach ** Briton ''Barzoneg an enezenn hag an holen'', by , ed. *1977: ''Autoportrait en noir et bleu'', Rougerie *1975: ''L'Ossuaire de sable'', éditions Telen Arvor *1973: ''Poèmes de mon vivant'', selfedition, Prix Bretagne 1973 *1971: ''De mon vivant'', Caractères *1968: ''L'Âge de l'avenir'', *1966:''Les Bruits anciens'', Chambelland *1961: ''Dieu-le-douze'', Grassin *1960: ''À la fonte des blés'', Grassin *1958: ''Que la mer vienne'', José Millias-Martin

Novels, narratives, short stories, diaries

*2016: ''Le pont suspendu'', dans l'anthologie ''Longères, bombardes et ressacs'', Stéphane Batigne Éditeur *2014: ''Les Pays chauds'', éditions des Montagnes Noires *2014: ''Le Voyage de Clara'', éditions des Montagnes Noires *213: ''Le Week-end à Roscoff'', éditions des Montagnes Noires *2012: ''Nous avons la douleur de vous faire part'', éditions des Montagnes Noires *2010: ''Quand il y a un mort à la fin, moi j'adore'', Ed. Les Chemins Bleus *2009: ''La Place Bouchaballe'', éditions Telen Arvor *2007: ''À l'abri de la tempête'', éditions *2005: ''Je ne suis pas un monstre'', éditions La Part Commune *2003: ''Pendant l'agonie, la vente continue'', éditions Telen Arvor *2002: ''Henri Thomas et la Bretagne'', éditions Blanc Silex *2001: ''Une odeur d'amour'', éditions Coop Breizh *1997: ''Le Grand Pays'', éditions Telen Arvor *1994: ''Journal de Kermadeoua'', éditions Liogan *1994: ''Deux années à digitales'', éditions Blanc Silex *1987: ''Journal de ma boutique'', éditions Telen Arvor

Bibliography

*1987: ''Gérard Le Gouic ou la Bretagne universelle'', Jean Wagner, , series "Visages de ce temps" *1977:''Poésie présente : six poètes de Bretagne (

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