Paul de Roux

Paul de Roux (1937–2016) was a French poet, essayist, and literary critic whose work belongs to the tradition of French meditative landscape poetry. His poems explore the interplay of light, stone, vegetation, and season in the French countryside — particularly the landscapes of Provence and the Languedoc — with a precision and quietness that recalls the work of Philippe Jaccottet and the prose poems of Francis Ponge.

De Roux published numerous collections of verse and prose and contributed to the literary journal La Nouvelle Revue Française. His work represents a strand of French poetry that values attentiveness, restraint, and the patient observation of the natural world.

Collecting de Roux

Paul de Roux’s poetry collections were published by French literary presses including Gallimard and Fata Morgana. French poetry collections from small and prestigious literary publishers are collected by specialists in contemporary French verse. Fata Morgana editions, known for their fine typography and limited print runs, are particularly valued by bibliophiles.