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Paol Keineg (born February 6, 1944) is a Breton writer and poet born in Quimerc'h (Brittany).
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He worked in several places in Brittany as a supervisor before becoming a teacher in Morlaix. He was fired without any official reason in 1972, because of his political activism in the pursuit of autonomy for Brittany. He was one of a group of people who founded the Union démocratique bretonne in 1964. His first book of poetry was published in 1967 and his first play was performed in 1972 : 'Le Printemps des Bonnets Rouges(The Spring of the Red Bonnets) about an historical revolt in Brittany. It was directed by Jean-Marie Serreau. .
In the mid-1970s he moved to California, and in 1977 started a Ph.D. at Brown University, graduating in 1981. He taught French and literature in Dartmouth College, Brown University, and later at Duke University, after being invited to teach at Berkeley and Harvard universities. [1]
In 1975, he created the review called "Bretagnes", published in Morlaix, where were published one of the first poems written by Rita Dove. [2] In 1983, he created the review called "Poésie-Bretagne" (Poetry-Brittany). He writes his books in Breton, French and English languages.
He received the Prix Féneon in 1974. The Prix Max Jacob in 2015 for Mauvaise langues and the prix de poésie Yves Cosson for the totality of his work in 2020.
He is the father of Katell Keineg.
