A captivating scene where three sparkling Graces,
their feet firmly rooted to the ground,
shimmer as they mirror
their joyful complicity to one another.
Splashes of sunlight set alight
their silhouettes dressed for celebration:
a concert of foliage is about to begin.
The wind will be its conductor.
The dance is imminent, during which
no mammal will come
to rub against their bark.
Within them, wild forest life is already stirring.
Underground, their rootlets quiver.
From their canopy will drift away
the residues of sand and accumulated pollen.
The birds, for their part, have had the wisdom to take
their leave.
Poetry by Annick Dantzer, inspired by the painting Les trois Grâces / The Three Graces by É. Le Bé
Threaded with a magnetic current of pale white sparks,
the bird-man drifts without haste,
floating through the air on wandering celestial streams.
He sails on, nose to the wind, with no true design,
seemingly deaf to the whispering of the universe.
This time, he turns away from the sun.
His feathers in wild disarray, the bird-man,
light as ether, seems to walk the sky
where nothing can touch him.
He spreads his wings upon the astral sea,
drifting between being and nonbeing,
a Buddha’s serene smile resting on his lips.
Poetry by Annick Dantzer, inspired by the painting Vol d’Icare / Flight of Icarus by É. Le Bé
This world of erosion, with its many realms, offers
so many possibilities, as well as impossible immersions.
Whether in turquoise waters, where the seabeds
brush against one another, or upon one of those untouched islands
that no foot has ever trodden.
Whether within an oasis lost in a nameless desert,
where nomadic peoples have yet to venture, or else
in this flow of lava, seemingly harmless at first glance,
yet into which one would not risk a single ounce
of one’s precious skin.
Of the three earthly elements—water, earth and fire—
only that of air would be missing… Although,
seen from the sky, these domes, the colour of the rising sun,
might well have been shaped by the fierce blows of the sirocco!
All these worlds coexist in fields
harmoniously distinct, through which one passes
from one to another without ever settling, so great
is the invitation to immerse oneself in them all.
Poetry by Annick Dantzer, inspired by the painting Corrosion No 1 / Corrosion No. 1 by É. Le Bé
Annick Dantzer
Poétesse
Words have always fascinated me; a whole lifetime would not suffice to know them all, all the more so as new ones are constantly being invented. I love their texture, their timbre, their multiple meanings, their hidden senses. They are playful companions, for they allow us the freedom to frolic with them. Words, like books, are our friends. It is they that have enabled me to manage my surges of emotion.
Thanks to my origins and my life journey, cultures and languages have influenced me, leaving traces in my writings.
I now live in a village where poetry is warmly welcomed and nurtured at school, among children from the age of six. In collaboration with the library and the school, I organise, on the occasion of World Poetry Day on 21 March, an evening of poetry readings around a chosen theme; in 2026, it was: “Dreaming in black and white and in colour : peace.”
In 2020, I had the pleasure of organising a poetic walk inspired by the charms of the village. In 2024, I published my first collection of poetry entitled Poing à la ligne (Fist to the line), and took part in two exhibitions combining painting and poetry.
In 2025, the collection En Art’Monie was born of an artistic encounter: that of a gaze and a voice, that of a painter and a poet. Before the paintings of Élisabeth Le Bé, words found their way in, carried by emotion,
the silence of forms, and the strength of colours. Since 1 April 2026, we have been exhibiting fourteen works by the artist Le Bé, along with my poems inspired by them. The opening was marked by a pictorial, poetic and musical wandering.
annickdantzer.poesies@gmail.com
LE BÉ
Painter and Art Therapist (member of Foundation Taylor and the Europeen Academy of Arts, France)
Self-taught and driven by an insatiable curiosity, I draw from the kaleidoscope of emotions gathered along my journeys to create paintings that transcend the visible and invite the viewer into other dimensions of perception and emotion.
Since childhood, painting has been my native tongue – a language through which I reveal what words cannot express. Color and texture are the building blocks of my inner vocabulary.
Through a rich palette of colors and an array of techniques, I reinterpret, shaping through my own poetic lens. With bold pigments and tactile materials, I weave layers of texture, sculpting reliefs that allow the story to unfold – slowly, vividly – as it emerges from the canvas before my eyes.
Last exhibitions :
Exhibition « Lisières et Forêts» at Golf de la Marterie, St Félix de Reilhac – (France)- April
May 2026
• Contemporary French & European Art, Kubota Galery – Tokyo – November 2025
• Internatiopnal Exhibition of Visual Arts ”Novomĕtskà Radnice” – Prague – October 2025
• Pop’ Up Art Galery: Exhibition “Douce France” – October 2025 – Kehlen (Luxembourg)
• Truffle Market Exhibition, Sainte Alvère (France), from July 20 to August 3, 2025, in
association with Pop’ Up Art Galery of Luxembourg
• Luc Reichert’s Art Galery – Sainte Alvère (France) – June 2025
• Exhibition “Écume de Roses” : painting and poetry in harmony – April and May 2025 –
Golf de la Marterie, St Félix de Reilhac (France)