The Association of Friends of the Fondation Saint-John Perse

Latest release from the Association
(10 août 2023)

To support the Saint-John Perse Foundation…

… join the Friends Association.

The Association of Friends of the Saint-John Perse Foundation is composed of readers and scholars in France and abroad.

It is a non-profit association whose members meet once a year for a General Assembly. The Board of Directors rotates every four years.

Members may consult the minutes of the General Meetings, reports, and other documents. Click here.

Since its inception in 1975, the year of Alexis Leger’s death, the Association has pursued multiple objectives :

• to support the Saint-John Perse Foundation ;
• to enrich its collections through acquisitions of documents ;
• to facilitate research relevant to the poet-diplomat ;
• to disseminate information about him and his work through the publication of a journal (Souffle de Perse, published every two years) and a discussion forum (SJPinfo) ;
• to help organize events that raise awareness of Saint-John Perse ;
• to contribute to the work of the Saint-John Perse research center in Aix-en-Provence.
The Association’s resources come principally from members’ contributions.

Membership

Membership in the Association provides :

• access to the collections of the Saint-John Perse Foundation,
• invitations to events (exhibitions, lectures, conferences, symposia, etc.),
• receipt on publication of Souffle de Perse, the review of the Association,
• participation in the life of the network (meetings, SJPinfo e-list).

Contributions are partially tax-deductible.

There are various levels of membership (student, active member, donor, benefactor).
See rates on the Membership Form.

To join by mail : Downloadable membership form
To pay your dues online, informations here

Benefactors 2022 and 2023 :

Alain DORMOY, Michel GIRAUD, Yves-André ISTEL, François de LABARTHE, Henriette LEVILLAIN, François-René PADOVANI, Carol RIGOLOT, Bernadette RIHOUX-LEHEMBRE, Marion Rimbaud, Michel THOMAS, Geneviève VILON.

We also give special thanks for the loyal support of :

Daniel BERGHEZAN, Jean BRUTTIN, May CHEHAB, Antonio COMELLAS, Bertin CONDON, Nadja DOBNIK, André FERRADOU, Yves FRAVALO, Élisa GARINE-RIMBAUD, Monique GIRAUD, Michelle JEAN-LOUIS, Henri KERLOC’H, Eric LAVERTU, Régine LEBUHE-CARREL, Jean LECUIR, Pierrette MARNE-LABASTHE, Catherine MAYAUX, Anita PATTERSON, Mireille SACOTTE, Sylvain SANKALE, Richard STRAMBIO, Antoine TRANI, Sophie VALLES, Renée VENTRESQUE, Jean-Marc VERCRUYSSE.

Contact

Association of Friends of the Saint-John Perse Foundation
Saint-John Perse Foundation
Cité du Livre
8 / 10 street Matches
13098 Aix-en-Provence Cedex 2
Phone. : 04 42 91 98 85
Fax : 04 42 27 11 86
Email. : association-sjp@wanadoo.fr

Souffle de Perse

The journal has been published since 1991.
It is sent free to all members of the Association of Friends of the Saint-John Perse Foundation.
It is also available at the Saint-John Perse Foundation

Souffle de Perse is published every two years. Besides information about activities in the Association and the Saint-John Perse Foundation, the journal provides articles, analyses, reports, tributes, a bibliography and, on occasion, unpublished texts. Members are invited to submit articles for upcoming issues. Proposals are reviewed by the Editorial Committee.

From time to time, the journal devotes special issues to the publication of conference or workshop proceedings.

In 2010, a special issue was devoted to the Nobel Prize acceptance speech (Poetry) – a facsimile with drafts of the speech — on the occasion of its fiftieth anniversary. In 2012, Souffle de Perse published a new edition of the Cruise to the Aeolian Islands (L’Aspara), 1967.

Editor :

Claude Thiebaut

Managing Editor :

Ésa Christine Hartmann

Editorial Committee :

May CHEHAB
Esa Christine HARTMANN
Henriette LEVILLAIN
Christian PALLANDRE
Mireille SACOTTE
Claude THIÉBAUT
Renée VENTRESQUE

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