Carl Norac.

Carl Norac, born in Mons in 1960, is a Belgian poet whose childhood was marked by an artistic environment: his father, Pierre Coran, was a writer, and his mother, Irène Coran, was an actress. After working as a French teacher, traveling librarian, journalist, and then professor of literary history at the Royal Conservatory of Mons, he chose to devote himself fully to writing, which he has been doing for over twenty years.

Carl Norac is the author of poetry, plays, and numerous books translated into eighteen languages, with more than forty titles published. His work has been recognized with several major awards, including the Grand Prix de la Société des gens de lettres in Paris (2009) and the Charles-Plisnier Prize in Belgium. In 2020–2021, he became Belgium’s National Poet (Dichter des Vaderlands).

Carl Norac is the author of The Coffret Paris Sketchbook and Rooftops of Paris Sketchbook, published by Éditions du Pacifique.