Saint-John Perse

French poet and diplomat (1887–1975).

Born May 31st, 1887 in Pointe-à-Pitre. [ref]

Died September 20th, 1975 at 88 years old in Hyères. [ref]

Occupations
diplomat, poet, translator, writer
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For life and death are one, even as the river and the sea are one. Kahlil Gibran