Genial Beauty.... Poem by Sylvia Frances Chan
Genial Beauty....
From the sequel: the famous names in history,
part Two: Genial Beauty
CAMILLE CLAUDEL
Not a Poem, but a Story Poem
Camille Claudel,
beautiful, genial and born in the wrong age,
on December 8,1864,
born in Fère-en-Tardenois, France,
died on October 19,1943, Montfavet, Avignon,
France
brilliant child prodigy
sculpted since her 5th year.
Education: Académie Colarossi, France
Parents: Louise Athanaïse Cécile Cerveaux, Louis Prosper
Brother: Paul Claudel
the sculptress was born in the wrong age,
too early for her genial talents
private teaching especially for ladies,
prohibited to show her sculptures in public,
she was put in an asylum despite her being not insane,
no any relatives paid her a visit,
her younger brother Paul regarded her
as a hindrance for his career.
He suffered being her younger brother
since she was a genial woman.
Despite these situations,
she got the honourable prize in public.
unimaginable for me that he is very religious
and so much envy for his beautiful and genial elder sister,
he kept her silent for 30 years in an asylum.
Can we imagine that?
Poor beautiful Camille,
outbursting talent,
genial and yet no future.
There was in the late 1900 a revival of her art,
till now.
I have seen her film biography
part Two: Genial Beauty
CAMILLE CLAUDEL
Not a Poem, but a Story Poem
THIS IS NOT A POEM, but A STORY-POEM
outbursting talent,
genial and yet no future.
There was in the late 1900 a revival of her art,
till now.
I have seen her film biography in 1988
Very tragic, she was born in the wrong age.
AD. Friday 24 January 2020
You have seen an amazing and brilliant biography in film and brilliantly expressed your thought in this excellent poem. This is so sad that younger brother has suffered a lot. But overall this makes us emotional. Thank you very much for sharing this.
Her younger brother suffered a lot, but he was very religious and very jealous at her being a genius, since to his opinion women do not count in society at that time.He wanted to publish his book and all attention had gone to her.He let her put in an asylum for 30 years. He paid all the costs.
The sculptress was born in the wrong age but the right teaching was captured well. This is a mind-blowing pen poem. ++10
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She was a very talented sculptress, her caring father sent her to a private school, so she developped her genial talents into the highest order. But the society at that time was not ready yet to recognize her. The society is the French Government in her time, but everywhere worldwide was the same culture: women must only stay at home, non education. We cannot imagine this!
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
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5/8/2024 3:10:20 AM # 1.0.0.1119
That is so tragic, I think I saw this story on a YouTube video, she was also very beautiful. The brother suffering with jealousy because she was so talented instead of appreciating her talent. It's so sad how they used to treat people and put them in asylums even if they weren't crazy just to get rid of them. Thanks for sharing this tragic story. Love and blessings.