Henry Poulaille (5 December 1896 – 30 March 1980) was a French writer[1] and a pioneer of proletarian literature.

He was the son of Henri, an anarchist carpenter from Nantes, and Hortense Roulot, a chair-maker from Ménilmontant.

[9][10] - In 1927, he signed a petition, along with Alain, Lucien Descaves, Louis Guilloux, Jules Romains, Séverine, against a law on the general organization of the nation at times of war which abrogated all intellectual independence and all freedom of opinion.

Two examples are Constant Malva, a minor from Borinage or Rose Combe, an Auvergne gatekeeper, which he publishes in his series "The novels of the New Age".

[12] From the 1940s, he turned to other manifestations of popular culture, such as "Christmas carols”, "chanson de toile" and became interested in new media (records and cinema).