Bernard Noël is a poet, novelist, essayist, historian, and art critic. He received the Prix National de Poésie in 1992 and both the poet laureateship and the Grand Prix International Guillevic-Ville de Saint-Malo in 2005. He is the author of numerous books including La Chute des temps and Extraits du corps, (both Poésie/Gallimard); and Le Reste du voyage: Et Autres Poèmes, (Points/poésie Seuil).