Thierry Metz
French poet
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Thierry Metz (1956–1997) was a French poet. He also worked on construction sites as labourer and a mason. Thierry came into the limelight in 1989 when Jean Cussat-Blanc, a Poet published his work. Thierry was able to write and publish while doing odd jobs.[1] Some of Thierry's publications were turned into documentaries. In 1997, Thierry killed himself when he sank into depression and alcohol after his youngest kid was killed by a car.[2]
Life
At the age of 21, Metz moved with his family to Saint-Romain-le-Noble. There he worked as a yard labourer, a mason, and then a farm worker.[1] During intervening periods of unemployment he wrote.
Books by Thierry
- De l'un à l'autre. Toiles filées de Denis Castaing (French Edition) published in 01-Jan-1996. It was co-authored by, Thierry Metz, Paul Amouroux and Denis Castaing.
- Tel que c'est écrit Mass Market Paperback – 1 Dec. 2012 [3]
- Journal D Un Manoeuvre: A31332 (Folio) Pocket Book – 18 Mar. 2004 [4]
- Terre Paperback – 1 Sept. 2003 [5]
- L' Homme qui penche Paperback – Big Book, 8 May 2017 [6][7]
- Lettres à la bien-aimée - 12 Jan. 1995 [8]
- Dolmen suivi de La demeure phréatique [9]
- Jaguar A/E [10]
Awards
Thierry won the Prix Voronca in 1988. He also won the Prix Froissart in 1989.[citation needed]
