André Schmitz (17 August 1929 – 15 January 2016) was a Belgian poet.[1]

André Schmitz
Born(1929-08-17)17 August 1929
Died15 January 2016(2016-01-15) (aged 86)
NationalityBelgian
Occupationpoet

He stayed in Central Africa, Lebanon, Quebec, and India.

Awards edit

In 1987, he won the A. and J. Goffin Prize Foundation for all of his culminated work, and 2000 he received the Mallarmé prize for Incises incisions.

He also received the French Community of Belgium quinquennial prize of literature for (culmination of work), and Tristan Tzara prize for scraping wings.

Works edit

  • For the Love of Fire, the Artists, 1961
  • Double Voice and attached, editions of Aquarius, 1965
  • Soleils rauques, Andre de Rache, Brussels 1973 (triennial prize for Literature, Brussels 1975)
  • Oiseaux, éclairs et autres instants. Éditions Saint-Germain-des-Prés. 1977. ISBN 978-2-243-00408-3.
  • Une poignée de jours. Éd. Saint-Germain-des-Prés. 1982. ISBN 978-2-243-01935-3.
  • Les prodiges ordinaires. Lausanne: L'AGE D'HOMME. 1991. ISBN 978-2-8251-0168-1. (Tristan Tzara prize, Paris 1991)
  • Scraping wing, The Tree lyrics (Amay), Phi (Luxembourg), The Writings of ironworks (Quebec), 1994
  • Incises incisions. Editions Phi. 2000. ISBN 978-2-89046-580-0. (Academy Award Mallarme 2000)
  • A little rain between the teeth, poems, Protis-L'Arbre to Words, 2000
  • In the prose of days, Anthology 1961 - 2001, Introduction - Study Dobzynski Charles, La Renaissance du livre, 2001

References edit

  1. ^ "Hiver 2015-2016 Décès du poète André SCHMITZ". Académie luxembourgeoise (in French). 15 January 2016.

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