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Pierre Béarn
Pierre Béarn (; 15 June 1902 – October 27, 2004) was a French writer. He was born Louis-Gabriel Besnard in Bucharest, Romania.
He is known to Anglophones for his poem "Couleurs d'usine", which includes the line "Métro, boulot, bistrots, mégots, dodo, zéro" (translation: "Subway, work, bars, (cigarette) butts, sleep, nothing")
Biography.
A multifaceted personality—at one time a journalist, novelist, poet
Cyprien Despourrins
Cyprien Despourrins (in Occitan: "Ciprian Desporrins") was an Occitan-language poet from Béarn and member of the Bigorre Parliament born in Accous in 1698.
Many of his poems (written in Béarnese dialect) are famous traditional folk songs from Béarn and 18th century opera singer Pierre Jélyotte interpreted some of them for the mistress of the King of France Mme de Pompadour and the Royal Court.
Despourrins died in Argelès-Gazost in 1759.
An obelisk dedicated to Despourrins stands in his town of