André Velter
Illustration — AV Collioure septembre 2011 Copyright Sophie Nauleau André Velter (born 1945), French poet, was born in Signy-l'Abbaye in the Ardennes région and was educated in Charleville and Paris. Having begun his first journeys in 1955 through Europe and the Middle East, he has traveled through Afghanistan, Tibet, China and India. Velter has experimented with improvised songs, polyphonic poetry, and has composed a rock oratorio.
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- Born
- 1945. · Signy-l'Abbaye.
- Nationality
- France.
- Occupation
- poet, writer, radio personality, collection manager, translator, essayist and photographer.
- Honours
- Mallarmé Prize, Prix Goncourt de la Poésie, Prix Guillaume Apollinaire and Prix Pégase.
- Languages
- French.
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Illustration — AV Collioure septembre 2011 Copyright Sophie Nauleau André Velter (born 1945), French poet, was born in Signy-l'Abbaye in the Ardennes région and was educated in Charleville and Paris. Having begun his first journeys in 1955 through Europe and the Middle East, he has traveled through Afghanistan, Tibet, China and India. Velter has experimented with improvised songs, polyphonic poetry, and has composed a rock oratorio.
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André Velter (born 1945) is a French collection manager, essayist and photographer, among other activities. The collection manager was born in Signy-l'Abbaye. André Velter worked for France Culture.
Languages used include French. The collection manager received Mallarmé Prize, Prix Goncourt de la Poésie and Prix Guillaume Apollinaire, among others.
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André Velter is recorded with the occupation collection manager. Recorded with the occupation radio personality. Recorded as having received Mallarmé Prize, Prix Goncourt de la Poésie and Prix Guillaume Apollinaire.
Photograph taken during the 26th edition of the Comédie du Livre of Montpellier in France.
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1945
André Velter was born on 1 February 1945.
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His work with France Culture combined with frequent poetry recitals, alone or with dance and instrumentation, shows commitment to poetry as an actively performed medium. His work has been translated into many languages and is also available on compact disc.
• 1996 Prix Goncourt • 1990 Mallarmé prize • 2021: Prix Guillaume Apollinaire (for Séduire l’univers, précédé d'À contre-peur, Gallimard)
Selected bibliography
• Aisha, Gallimard, 1966 • Du Gange à Zanzibar, Gallimard, 1993 (Louise Labé prize) • Les poètes du chat noir (Anthology), Gallimard, 1996 • L'Arbre seul, Gallimard, 1998 (Mallarmé prize) • L'Amour extrême, Gallimard, 2000 • Songs of Love and War: Afghan Women's Poetry, ed. Sayd Majrouh, Other Press, 2003 • La Faute à qui, CD Elios Productions and les Editions Thélème, 2004 • Zingaro suite équestre et un piaffer plus dans l'inconnu, Gallimard, 2005
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- Aisha, Gallimard, 1966
- Du Gange à Zanzibar, Gallimard, 1993 (Louise Labé prize)
- Les poètes du chat noir (Anthology), Gallimard, 1996
- L'Arbre seul, Gallimard, 1998 (Mallarmé prize)
- L'Amour extrême, Gallimard, 2000
- Songs of Love and War: Afghan Women's Poetry, ed. Sayd Majrouh, Other Press, 2003
- La Faute à qui, CD Elios Productions and les Editions Thélème, 2004
- Zingaro suite équestre et un piaffer plus dans l'inconnu, Gallimard, 2005
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