Jean-Vincent Verdonnet
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Born19 April 1923
Bossey, Haute-Savoie, France
Died16 September 2013 (aged 90)
Vétraz-Monthoux, France
LanguageFrench
NationalityFrench
Jean-Vincent Verdonnet | |
|---|---|
| Born | 19 April 1923 Bossey, Haute-Savoie, France |
| Died | 16 September 2013 (aged 90) Vétraz-Monthoux, France |
| Language | French |
| Nationality | French |
| Years active | 1951–2009 |
| Notable awards | Prix Guillaume Apollinaire, Prix Paul Verlaine of the Académie française, Prix des Gens de lettres, Grand Prix du Mont-Saint-Michel |
Jean-Vincent Verdonnet (French pronunciation: [ʒɑ̃ vɛ̃sɑ̃ vɛʁdɔnɛ]; 19 April 1923 in Bossey Haute-Savoie – 16 September 2013[1] in Vétraz-Monthoux) was a French poet, close to the École de Rochefort.
He received numerous literary prizes including
- 1985: the prix Guillaume Apollinaire
- 1995: the Prix Paul Verlaine of the Académie française
- the Prix des Gens de lettres
- the Grand Prix du Mont-Saint-Michel
