The Association of Friends of the Fondation Saint-John Perse
Latest release from the Association
(8 September 2024)
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 2023 and 2024 :
Daniel BERGHEZAN, Delphine BOUCHETEIL, May CHEHAB, Alain DORMOY, Michel GIRAUD, Yves-André ISTEL, François de LABARTHE, Eric LAVERTU, Jean LECUIR, Henriette LEVILLAIN, Catherine MAYAUX, Pierre MOREL, Diane NAIRAC, François-René PADOVANI, Carol RIGOLOT, Bernadette RIHOUX-LEHEMBRE, Marion RIMBAUD, Michel THOMAS, Geneviève VILON.
We also give special thanks for the loyal support of :
Maryvonne BOISSEAU, Jean BRUTTIN, Jean-Louis BUSSIERE, Antonio COMELLAS, Bertin CONDON, Alexandre DEWEZ, Nadja DOBNIK, Sandrine EXPILLY, André FERRADOU, Yves FRAVALO, Élisa GARINE-RIMBAUD, Monique GIRAUD, Michelle JEAN-LOUIS, Henri KERLOC’H, Eric LAVERTU, Régine LEBUHE-CARREL, Marie-Noëlle LITTLE, Pierrette MARNE-LABASTHE, Anita PATTERSON, Benoît PEZOT, Mireille SACOTTE, Sylvain SANKALE, Richard STRAMBIO, Claude THIEBAUT, Antoine TRANI, Sophie VALLES, Renée VENTRESQUE, Jean-Marc VERCRUYSSE, Delphine VIELLARD, Hallvard YSTAD.
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