French poet (1933–2021)

Serge Bec (August 27, 1933 – February 27, 2021) was a French poet, journalist, writer, and art critic.

Biography

Bec was born in Cavaillon and spent his childhood in Apt at the family flour mill. He attended Aix-Marseille University and the École supérieure de journalisme. After he completed his military service in Algeria, he became a journalist and art critic for Agence France-Presse. He served as Deputy Mayor of Culture of Apt from 1977 to 1983, and subsequently became director of the Luberon Regional Nature Park. In 1977, he became Editor-in-Chief of the journal Le Pays d’Apt. In 2009, he became Majoral of Félibrige.

Serge Bec died in Apt on February 27, 2021, at the age of 88.

Works

Poetry

Novels

Photographic Books

Guidebooks to Provence

Songs and Recordings

Bec's poems were adapted into songs by René Sette. He also recorded his poems for Trésors d'Occitanie.

Awards