Biography
Lambersy was born in Antwerp to a Jewish mother and Flemish father. During World War II, his father was involved with the Schutzstaffel and went to prison after the war. Therefore, Lambersy grew up without a father figure in his life. This family background influenced much of his poetic work.
Throughout his career, Lambersy wrote nearly seventy books and was considered a major player in French literature. He served as literary attaché for Belgian literature at the Centre Wallonie-Bruxelles de Paris until 2002. He received numerous awards, including the Prix Mallarmé, the Prix Théophile-Gautier [fr], the Prix Maïse-Ploquin-Caunan [fr], and the Prix international de poésie francophone Yvan-Goll [fr].
Lambersy died in Paris on 18 October 2021 at the age of 79.
