Pierre Seghers

author

French[1] b. 5 January 1906, Paris[1] d. 4 November 1987, Créteil[1] active from 1938

Pierre Seghers was a prominent French poet, publisher, and member of the Resistance during World War II. Born in Paris in 1906, he dedicated himself to poetry starting in 1938. During the war, he published clandestine works under various pseudonyms (such as Louis Maste or Paul Rutgers) and founded the review 'Poésie 40'. Post-war, he was a leading figure in French poetry publishing, founding Éditions de la Tour (1938) and Éditions Seghers. He is known for his significant contributions to the preservation of French poetic heritage, including authoring several reference works on French poetry and its history during the Resistance.[1]

  • Resistance
  • Poetry
  • French Literature

Books

Works by Pierre Seghers

  • 1954 Le coeur volant Les Écrivains réunis · book · French
  • 1952 Poèmes choisis Éditions Seghers · book · French
  • 1954 Le Cœur-Volant Les Écrivains réunis · book · French
  • 1956 Poèmes Schwarz · book · French Milan edition
  • 1956 Racines Intercontinentale du Livre · book · French Photographies de Fina Gomez
  • 1958 Les Pierres Intercontinentale du Livre · book · French Photographies de Fina Gomez
  • 1961 Piranèse Ides et Calendes · book · French
  • 1965 Dialogue Éditions Seghers · book · French
  • 1974 La Résistance et ses poètes, 1940-1945 Seghers · book · French Rééd. 2004, 2022
  • 1978 Le Temps des merveilles Éditions Seghers · book · French
  • 1981 Monsù Desiderio Robert Laffont · book · French Monographie sur le peintre baroque
  • 1983 Victor Hugo visionnaire Robert Laffont · book · French

References

  1. Maison de la Poésie et de la Langue française de Namur. Biographie Pierre Seghers. link