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 […]
Exhibit on Anna de Noailles and Lake Geneva
“A Taste of Paradise“: Exhibit on Anna de Noailles and Lake Geneva, April 13 – November 3, 2019, daily 2:00 – 6:00 pm.Maison Gribaldiruelle du Nant d’Enfer 74500 Évian-les-BainsFRANCE […]
1997 Anna de Noailles documentary film now on YouTube
The 1997 documentary film Anna de Noailles in the collection Un siècle d’écrivains (a century of writers) has become available on YouTube. More information, in French, on le forum des images. […]
New Biography of Anna de Noailles
Gallimard is publishing a new biography of Anna de Noailles, by Frédéric Martinez, at the end of October 2018. […]
Study on portraits of Anna de Noailles
Maillet, François. “Anna de Noailles et le portrait: Mise en image d’une femme écrivain en début de siècle.” Dir. Claire Barbillon. Mémoire de recherche. Université de Poitiers, 30 June 2017. […]
Anna de Noailles collection at the Hesburgh Libraries, University of Notre Dame
The Hesburgh Libraries Rare Books Room at the University of Notre Dame, USA, now holds a large collection of books, autographed letters and photographs around Anna de Noailles and other writers in her world. Most works come with an annotated file on location. Here below, a few examples of books in the collection. […]
Commentary on Noailles’ poem “My Writing”
On her blog, “Le sens des mots,” Aline Angousture has written a short commentary on the poem by Anna de Noailles, “J’écris,” from L’Ombre des jours (1902). See the English translation of this poem, “My Writing,” at the end of the page. Anna de Noailles, from Luc-Marie Pouech’s slideshow Save Save Save Save Save Save […]