The poet Lionel R. attended an evening organized by Nicolas Bonin and offers an amusing report of the festivities. […]
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Coming soon, the book “Colette, Anna de Noailles: La femme réinventée,” by Isabelle Joz-Roland
See author’s information and publications on www.pagetemps.wordpress.com, and www.lelia95.org. […]
Poetic and musical evening “Anna-Chronismes” at the Villa Châtelet in Évian, January 27, 2023
6:30 pm: Poetic and musical evening – Anna-chronismes. Timeless poems for Anna de Noailles. With Nicolas Bonin (author and performer) and Jean-Louis Orengia (pianist). Mise en scène by Catherine Bochet. Duration: approximately 1:10. The event will be followed by a glass raised to friendship. […]
Series of conferences on Noailles at the University of Giessen
Since November 2021, the Institute for Romance Studies at the University of Giessen, in Germany, has organized a series of conferences on the work of Anna de Noailles. The final conference will take place December 12-13, 2022. […]
New collection of poems inspired by Anna de Noailles
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Correspondence of Édouard Frizac, tutor to the Brancovan children
Here are excerpts of a very interesting correspondence that dates back to the nineteenth and early twentwieth centuries. Jean-Pierre Frizac, descendent from Édouard Frizac, generously shared these documents with Catherine Perry. You can read the text and view several pictures in this pdf document. […]
In 1921 Anna de Noailles reads one of her poems on radio
In April 1921, Anna de Noailles read her poem “J’écris pour que le jour…” (L’Ombre des jours, 1902) on radio. France Culture has revived that exceptional moment. […]
Older verse on a contemporary tune
French singer Laurent Reverte draws much of his inspiration from the poetry of Anna de Noailles. Take, for example, “L’Automne,” which records the surprising modernity of the poet’s voice and perspective. She does not grow old, on the contrary, as these songs enable us to hear her in a entirely new way and so to […]
Article and translations by Anthony Howell
The British poet and performance artist Anthony Howell published the article “Meandering through la Belle Époque” in the online journal The Fortnightly Review (August 2020), where he discusses Anna de Noailles. He has also translated thirteen poems by Noailles into English, translations that he prefers to call “versions.” […]
Study by Vuillard for his portrait of Noailles, on sale May 14, 2019
Study by Edouard Vuillard (1868-1940) for his portrait of Anna de Noailles, on auction at Christie’s, Tuesday, May 14, 2019 […]