List of Breton poets

The following is a list of Breton poets. Brittany is a cultural and geographical region in northwest France that is the homeland of the Breton people. Historically part of the Celtic nations, Bretons spoke the Breton language, an extant Celtic language, before becoming a part of France in 1532 and adopting the French language. However, within Brittany there are five dialects of Breton. Historically, Breton's poets were called bards. In the 19th and 20th centuries, many Breton poets were part of a Breton nationalist movement, writing in the Breton language as a way to promote and maintain their cultural identity within France. The Society of Breton Bibliophiles identified more than 200 19th-century Breton poets in 1879. This revival of Breton language and cultural expanded those who had emigrated outside of the area, often as a way to recall and honor their homeland.

NameBreton or bardic nameLanguage (use for poetry)ReferencesAbeozenBretonGaland, René. “Poets and Politics: The Revival of Nationalism in Breton Poetry since World War II.” World Literature Today, vol. 54, no. 2 (1980): 218–22. via JSTOR. doi.org/10.2307/40134790.Erwan BerthouBreton, FrenchAuguste BrizeuxEnglishCamille BryenEnglishOdile CaradecEnglishDanielle CollobertBretonTristan CorbièreEnglishCharles de Gaulle BretonRegis de l'EstourbeillonBretonPêr DenezBretonYouenn DrezenBretonMarie de FranceOld FrenchVefa de BellaingBretonAñjela DuvalBretonErwan EvenouBretonRené GalandFrenchMaodez GlanndourBretonGlenmor BretonYvon GourmelonYann GervenBretonXavier GrallEnglishGwenc'hlanKianBretonYouenn GwernigBreton, EnglishMax JacobEnglishPêr-Jakez HeliasPierre-Jakez Hélias BretonRoparz HemonBretonThéodore Claude Henri, vicomte Hersart de la VillemarquéFrenchLoeiz HerrieuBretonRonan HuonBretonFrançois JaffrennouBretonAlfred JarryEnglishRoparz HemonBretonTudual HuonBretonYann-Ber Kalloc'hBretonKoulizh KedezBretonPaol KeinegFrenchCharles Le GofficFrenchPierre Le BihanFrenchJean-Marie Le JoubiouxBretonMichel LuneauFrenchFrançois-Marie LuzelBretonMeavennBretonJean MeschinotFrenchGabriel MilinLaouenan BreizBretonErwan ar MoalBreton, FrenchYann-Ber PiriouBretonAnnaig RenaultBretonGuy RopartzFrenchNaïg RozmorBretonVictor SegalenFrenchGilles ServatBreton, FrenchJean SulivanFrenchGormaile, Pádraig O. “Morning Light: The Spiritual Itinerary of Jean Sulivan.” The Furrow 42, no. 1 (1991): 35–41. via JSTOR. Bernez TangiBretonClaire TrévienEnglish

See also

Breton literature Breton nationalism Bretons

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