Writing · Writer
Born Mar 27, 1899 · Montpellier, Hérault, France
Active 1972–1988 · Awards: Commander of the Legion of Honour, Grand prix national de la poésie, Neustadt International Prize for Literature, Grand prix de littérature de la SGDL, Grand Prix du roman de l'Académie française, Officer of the Legion of Honour, Fénéon Prize for literature
Francis Jean Gaston Alfred Ponge (27 March 1899 – 6 August 1988) was a French essayist and poet. Influenced by surrealism, he developed a form of prose poem, minutely examining everyday objects.