Denis Clavel

Denis Clavel (22 June 1942 – 24 March 2024) was a French poet and politician.^[1] He published approximately 20 collections of poetry from 1963 to 2020.

Denis Clavel
Mayor of Arâches-la-Frasse
In office 1971–1983
Succeeded by	Michel Pépin
Personal details
Born	(1942-06-22)22 June 1942 Annecy, France
Died	24 March 2024(2024-03-24) (aged 81) Cluses, France
Occupation	Poet

Biography

Born in Annecy on 22 June 1942, Clavel met Jean Lurçat in 1963, during his first publication of poetry at the Château d'Annecy.^[2] Lurçat entrusted him with the creation of a poetic commentary of his art, the tapestry Chant du monde [fr].^[3] His following collections were primarily edited by Guy Chambelland [fr] and he maintained significant correspondence with Pierre Emmanuel and Georges Haldas [fr]. In 1992, Haldas dedicated a poem to him in the collection La Blessure essentielle.^[4] During his career, Clavel received praise from Robert Sabatier.^[5] He also served as Mayor of Arâches-la-Frasse from 1971 to 1983.^[6]

Denis Clavel died in Cluses on 24 March 2024, at the age of 81.^[7]

Publications

• Fenêtre sur la mer (1963)
• Le Chant du monde (1963)
• Le Goût du feu et Journal d'un pharisien (1969)
• La Genèse du poème (1972)
• Opéra sur la vitre (1972)
• Paysage clandestin (1976)
• Distance apprivoisée (1978)
• Les Regards contagieux (1981)
• La Ténèbre (1983)
• Lazare (1984)
• Le Chant de la créature (1988)
• Le Poème (1990)
• Métier d'homme (1990)
• Porte d'âge (1992)
• La Fin du temps (1994)
• La Théorie de Delphes (2002)
• Je ne vois aucune différence de principe entre un poème et une poignée de main (2007)
• Le Livre du repos (2009)
• Le Jardin de Talèfre (2011)
• Infinition de l'heure (2018)
• Le temps ordinaire (2020)