Joseph Desanat (1796-1873) was a French Provençal poet and journal editor.

[1][2] In 1841, Desanat founded Lou Bouil-Abaïsso, a literary journal of Provençal poetry published in Marseille.

[1] Desanat encouraged his friend Jean-Baptiste Gaut to submit poems, leading to a career as a poet and an advocacy of the Félibrige movement.

[5] A prolific Provençal poet himself, Desanat's use of the language is remarkable as it predates Frédéric Mistral's spelling rules.

[2] The Boulevard Joseph Desanat in Tarascon was named in his honour.