Werner Lambersy
Born16 November 1941
Antwerp, Military Administration in Belgium and Northern France
Died18 October 2021(2021-10-18) (aged 79)
Paris, France
NationalityBelgian
OccupationPoet

Werner Lambersy (16 November 1941 – 18 October 2021) was a Belgian poet.[1]

Biography

Lambersy was born in Antwerp to a Jewish mother and Flemish father. During World War II, his father was involved with the Schutzstaffel and went to prison after the war. Therefore, Lambersy grew up without a father figure in his life. This family background influenced much of his poetic work.[2]

Throughout his career, Lambersy wrote nearly seventy books and was considered a major player in French literature. He served as literary attaché for Belgian literature at the Centre Wallonie-Bruxelles de Paris until 2002. He received numerous awards, including the Prix Mallarmé, the Prix Théophile-Gautier [fr], the Prix Maïse-Ploquin-Caunan [fr], and the Prix international de poésie francophone Yvan-Goll [fr].

Lambersy died in Paris on 18 October 2021 at the age of 79.[3]

Works

References

  1. ^ "Décès à l'âge de 79 ans du poète belge Werner Lambersy, maintes fois récompensé". La Libre Belgique (in French). 19 October 2021. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
  2. ^ Richter, Václav (23 April 2011). "Werner Lambersy : " La beauté, c'est notre regard que nous jetons vers elle. "". Radio Prague International (in French). Retrieved 19 October 2021.
  3. ^ "Le poète belge Werner Lambersy, maintes fois récompensé, est décédé". Le Soir (in French). 19 October 2021. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
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