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Perse, St.-John (Pseudonym of Alexis Saint-Léger Léger) 1887–1975

A French poet, Perse first published his verse under a pseudonym to conceal his identity as a diplomat. He was a political exile during the Second World War, and during this period his work is imbued with a sense of solitude and loss. His poetry reflects his love of nature and explores the sensual exchange between man and his surroundings, presented in a highly wrought, almost classical verse style. Perse collaborated with the artist Georges Braque on a volume entitled Birds. (See also CLC, Vol. 4, and Contemporary Authors, Vols. 13-16, rev. ed.; obituary, Vols. 61-64.)

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