Mathieu Bénézet

Mathieu Bénézet (7 February 1946[1] in Perpignan, Pyrénées-Orientales, – 12 July 2013[2] in Paris) was a French writer and poet.

Recognized primarily as one of the most important poets of his generation, he is also the author of numerous essays, texts in prose (mixing creation and reflections) and novels.

his influence will be considerable as it will play a central role in the 70s and 80s with poets such as Jacques Dupin or Anne-Marie Albiach.

His love of poetry commanded his advances in his fields and his multiple support manifested as editor and essayist as well as man of radio.

Bénézet created several magazines such as Empreintes (1963–1965), Première Livraison (with Philippe Lacoue-Labarthe) and Digraphe [fr] (from 1976 to 1981, with Jean Ristat).