At the initiative of the Montignac group of the Sardine Workshop, the Occitan section, and the Traveling association, readings, lectures, and projections will trace the journey of the peasant writer born in 1925 in Germont, Limousin.
“Writing in Occitan, for her, was a free and committed act,” emphasized Françoise Leymarie, known as “Fanchon.” Raised in the Occitan language but educated in French, Delpastre chose to embrace both. “Her poetry is not mediocre. It is visceral, rooted in the earth, imbued with the truth of the peasant world.”
Context: This article discusses an event honoring a peasant writer and poet born in Limousin in 1925, known for her works in the Occitan language.
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