Sonia Chiambretto

Sonia Chiambretto is a poet, writer and director. The author of a dozen books published by L’Arche éditeur, Actes-Sud Papiers and éditions Nous, her voice stands out by the formal originality of her writing and the strength and commitment of her message. She says she writes in “foreign French”. Multiplying points of view by mixing original texts, personal testimonies and archive documents, she fashions a raw, musical language. In 2020, she and Yoann Thommerel founded the “Groupe d’information sur les ghettos” (g.i.g). Involved in the fields of performance and action poetry, she uses her own texts in forms that call on both the performing and visual arts. Her latest piece, Oasis Love, was programmed at the Festival d’Automne 2023. Her latest installation, “Portrait robot du policier idéal”, was presented at the Centre d’art Le Shed in 2023. She regularly publishes in magazines and runs workshops in art schools. Latest publications include: Polices ! (L’Arche, 2019) Gratte-ciel (L’Arche, 2020), Supervision (L’Arche, 2020), Tu me loves? (Filigranes, 2021), Peines mineures (L’Arche, 2023).