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Thierry Metz (1956–1997) was a French poet. He also worked on construction sites as labourer and a mason. Thierry came into the limelight in 1989 when Jean Cussat-Blanc, a Poet published his work. Thierry was able to write and publish while doing odd jobs. Some of Thierry's publications were turned into documentaries. In 1997, Thierry killed himself when he sank into depression and alcohol after his youngest kid was killed by a car.

Life

At the age of 21, Metz moved with his family to Saint-Romain-le-Noble. There he worked as a yard labourer, a mason, and then a farm worker. During intervening periods of unemployment he wrote.

Books by Thierry

• De l'un à l'autre. Toiles filées de Denis Castaing (French Edition) published in 01-Jan-1996. It was co-authored by, Thierry Metz, Paul Amouroux and Denis Castaing.
• Tel que c'est écrit Mass Market Paperback – 1 Dec. 2012
• Journal D Un Manoeuvre: A31332 (Folio) Pocket Book – 18 Mar. 2004
• Terre Paperback – 1 Sept. 2003
• L' Homme qui penche Paperback – Big Book, 8 May 2017
• Lettres à la bien-aimée - 12 Jan. 1995
• Dolmen suivi de La demeure phréatique
• Jaguar A/E

Awards

Thierry won the Prix Voronca in 1988. He also won the Prix Froissart in 1989.

References

1. ^ Niemi, Alex; Metz, Alex Niemi and Thierry (2022-05-10). "Five Poems from "Journal of a Laborer" by Thierry Metz, Translated from French by Alex Niemi". Columbia Journal. Retrieved 2023-08-25.
2. Brincard, Marie-Violaine; Dury, Olivier (2021-12-08), L'homme qui penche (Documentary), Survivance, Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée (CNC), Région Aquitaine Limousin Poitou-Charentes, retrieved 2023-08-25
3. Metz, Thierry (2012-12-01). Tel que c'est écrit (in French). Jégun: L'Arrière-Pays. ISBN 978-2-910779-58-0.
4. Metz, Thierry; Grosjean, Jean (2004-03-18). Journal D Un Manoeuvre: A31332 (in French). FOLIO. ISBN 978-2-07-031332-7.
5. METZ, THIERRY (2003-09-01). Terre (in French). OPALES. ISBN 978-2-908799-36-1.
6. Thierry Metz (2017). L' Homme qui penche (in French). Nice: UNES. pp. 112 pages. ISBN 978-2877041799.
7. "Dr Christophe Barnabé". Merton College, Oxford. Retrieved 2023-08-25.
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9. "Dolmen suivi de La demeure phréatique". Goodreads. Retrieved 2023-08-25.
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