Douro Editions "Through reading, we become absent from ourselves and our own lives." Alphonse Karr
Xavier Le Floch
A Marseille resident for 30 years, Xavier Le Floch needs the sea. It's a source of inner peace and inspiration. He has been an assistant to students with disabilities for 15 years for the French National Education system, a profession that is undervalued socially but so enriching on a human level. He writes poetry, plays, and short stories, published in numerous collections and magazines. As he believes that poems should not be left to rest in books, he has long given readings, sometimes accompanied by musicians.
Available from December 1, 2022
The earth turns, yes, that's for sure. Since the first turn of the first day. Without qualms. In the infernal cycle of absolute indifference. It blooms and perishes everywhere at full speed, with great pomp or on the sly. Each day destroys the previous one with a single sunburst. And the nights cleanse the "blood-soaked walls of shame." Everything seems ready for The Hangover. But on "a beach in the Mediterranean dream, kids dive, play, and romp." Spin, merry-go-round! Life is there, slipping between the poems for a resurrection. Henri Estèbe "I have disrupted the unity of time that no longer counts. In the great upheaval of life, I play with the hours like a child."
