The ''Société des poètes français'' (, "Society of French Poets"), or SPF, was founded in 1902 by

José-Maria de Heredia José-Maria de Heredia (22 November 1842 – 3 October 1905) was a Cuban-born French Parnassian poet. He was the fifteenth member elected for seat 4 of the Académie française in 1894. Biography Early years Heredia was born at Fortuna C ...

Sully Prudhomme René François Armand "Sully" Prudhomme (; 16 March 1839 – 6 September 1907) was a French poet and essayist. He was the first winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1901. Born in Paris, Prudhomme originally studied to be an engineer, bu ...

, and

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, on the centenary of the birth of

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. The first president was Auguste Dorchain. It is the oldest poetry society in France. In 1986, it merged with the ''Sociétés des Amis de Victor Hugo, des Amis de Paul Verlaine,'' and ''des Amis de Pierre Corneille''. In 1998 it began publishing the work of contemporary poets, and in 2002 opened a bookshop-gallery at L'Espace Mompezat, 16

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. It was formally recognised as a public utility by a decree of 23 October 2003. The current president is Vital Heurtebise. It publishes the quarterly magazine ''

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'', and adjudicates many poetry prizes.

External links

Official website

''Bulletin trimestriel''
of the Société des poètes français online in Gallica, the digital library of the BnF. {{DEFAULTSORT:Societe des poetes francais Poetry organizations French writers' organizations