Guy Goffette
Belgian writer (1947-2024) · Belgium · On the map · Writers · Died at 76
Guy Goffette was a Belgian-born poet and writer. Goffette published his first book of poems in 1969. After then he worked as an editor at the publishing company Gallimard. Goffette's poetry has been compared to Verlaine - the contemporary French poet Yves Bonnefoy remarkedGoffette is an heir to Verlaine.
Guy Goffette is read about 9.5 times a day, in 9 languages.
A typical day, 30 days to 24 June 2026
The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 60 days, one point a day.
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A poet who very courageously has decided to remain faithful to his own personal life, in its humblest moments. He keeps things simple, he is marvelously able to capture the emotions and desires common to us all. Goffette is without question one of the best poets of the present moment in France.
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The same award as Guy
Fernand CrommelynckBoth received Auguste Beernaert Award
Pierre-Jean RémyBoth received Max Jacob PrizeJean-Pierre RichardBoth received Henri Mondor Prize
Eugène SavitzkayaBoth received Prix Victor Rossel
Claude EstebanBoth received Grand prix de poésie de la SGDL
Hélène DorionBoth received Mallarmé prize