Jacqueline Risset

Born in Besançon, France on May 25, 1936 — died September 3, 2014 (aged 78)

Jacqueline Risset was a French poet noted for her work on the board of the literary journal Tel Quel along with Julia Kristeva and Philippe Sollers, and for her translations of Italian poetry into French. Risset's books include Sleep's Powers and The Translation Begins. She taught French literature at the University La Sapienza in Rome.