Carl Norac

Born in Belgium to a writer father (Pierre Coran), Carl Norac has published some fifteen books of poetry and numerous children’s stories, which have been translated into 49 languages worldwide to date. He received the Grand Prix from the Société des gens de lettres in 2009. His poetic works on music have been performed at the Châtelet, La Monnaie, the Opéra-Comique, and the Philharmonie de Paris. He served as the official writer for Mons 2015, the European Capital of Culture. Since 2017, the French school in Neuville-aux-Bois in the Loiret has borne his name. From 2020 to 2022, he served as Belgium’s National Poet (Poète National/Dichter des Vaderlands). After 20 years in the Loiret, he now lives in Ostend, surrounded by the waves. Latest collections (2026): *Le livre de la lueur* (Editions Bruno Doucey), *J’ai un poème à te dire* (Pastel-Ecole des Loisirs).