François Montmaneix (June 4, 1938 in

Lyon Lyon (Franco-Provençal: ''Liyon'') is a city in France. It is located at the confluence of the rivers Rhône and Saône, to the northwest of the French Alps, southeast of Paris, north of Marseille, southwest of Geneva, Switzerland, north ...

– October 21, 2018 in Lyon) was a French poet and writer.

Biography

François Montmaneix was for many years an important player in Lyon's cultural life, directing the Maurice-Ravel auditorium, where he created the ''Artrium'', an exhibition gallery, and ''Le Rectangle'', center of art,

place Bellecour The Place Bellecour () is a large square in the centre of Lyon, France, to the north of the Ainay district. Measuring 312 m by 200 m (6.2 ha or 15 acres), it is one of the largest open squares (without any patches of greenery or ...

. A founding member of the , poetry prize of the city of Lyon created in 1984, he was also president of the

Académie Mallarmé The Académie Mallarmé is a French literary academy of writers and poets, founded in 1937. Since 1976, the Académie has awarded the Mallarmé prize, Prix Mallarmé literary prize at the Brive book fair. Founding members include Paul Valéry, � ...

Publications

*2015: ''Saisons profondes,'' La rumeur libre Éditions *2015: ''Œuvres poétiques'', tomes 1 et 2, Postface by Jean-Yves Debreuille, La rumeur libre Éditions *2012: ''Laisser verdure'', Préface d'Yves Bonnefoy, Le Castor Astral, Prix Théophile-Gautier 2013 of the

Académie française An academy (Attic Greek: Ἀκαδήμεια; Koine Greek Ἀκαδημία) is an institution of tertiary education. The name traces back to Plato's school of philosophy, founded approximately 386 BC at Akademia, a sanctuary of Athena, the go ...

*2008: ''L'Abîme horizontal'', Éditions La Différence, Prix Alain Bosquet 2008 *2005: ''Jours de nuit'', Éditions Le Cherche Midi *2002: ''Les Rôles invisibles'', Le Cherche Midi,

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 ...

2003 *1997: ''Vivants'', Le Cherche Midi, Prix AU.TR.ES 1997 (authors, translators, essayists) Prix Rhône-Alpes de Littérature *1990: ''L'Autre versant du feu'', Éditions Belfond, Prix Louise-Labé 1991 *1985: ''Visage de l'eau'', Belfond, Prix RTL/Poésie1 1987 *1980: ''Le Livre des ruines'', Belfond *1974: ''Le Dé'', Guy Chambelland éditeur *1970: ''L'Ocre de l'air'', Guy Chambelland *1967: ''L'Arbre intérieur'', Guy Chambelland Other works *1977: ''Landstriche'' (lithographs by Hans-Martin Erhardt), Manus-Presse, Stuttgart *1995: ''Lyon, de place en place'' (photographs by Agathe Bay), Éditions Les Sillons du temps *2009: ''Huit heures dans un endroit où je suis né'' (lithographs by ), Éditions Stéphane Bachès

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