Vincent Broqua is a writer and translator. He works with text, video and narrative for a politics of gaiety. He writes in French and English. Vincent Broqua teaches in the MA in Literary Creation at University Paris 8, where he is a professor of North American arts and literature. With Abigail Lang and Olivier Brossard, he co-curates the Double Change and the Poets and Critics series.
His book Photocall, projet d'attendrissement was awarded the 2021 Prize for gay novel/poetry in France. Recovery, translated by Cole Swensen, was published this year by Pamenar Press. Other books include: Récupérer (2025), La langue du garçon (2023), Et là je me mets en danseuse (with Anne Portugal, 2025), Au telephone avec Jacques (2025), Gaiamen (2025).
He is a translator of many poets & writers, such as Caroline Bergvall, Jim Dine, Thalia Field, Kevin Killian, Monica de la Torre, Karen Sandhu, Layli Long Soldier, Tracie Morris, Redell Olsen, and Anne Waldman.
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