Marc-Adolphe Guégan Explained

Marc-Adolphe Guégan (1891–1959) was a French journalist and poet who was an early exponent of Japanese haiku in the French language.

He lived on the Île d'Yeu in the Atlantic.

He was a friend of Claude Cahun (née Lucy Schwob) and Suzanne Malherbe (artist name: Marcel Moore), with whom he collaborated on two books.

An exhibition about his life and work was held during July–August 2009 on the île d'Yeu.^[1]

Bibliography

• L'Invitation à la fête primitive (1921), with a triptych, "les Trois Epoques", by Marcel Moore – poetry
• Oya-Insula ou l'Enfant à la conque (1923), prints by Marcel Moore – poetry
• Trois petits tours et puis s'en vont (1924) – poetry
• Mystique des tempêtes (1927) – poetry
• Marc-Adolphe Guégan, poète de l'Île d'Yeu (2009) by Jean-François Henry

Notes and References

1. http://www.ouest-france.fr/2009/07/20/l-ile-d-yeu/Exposition-autour-de-Marc-Adolphe-Guegan--56456545.html{{dead link|date=June 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}