"My name is Teddy Crispin, and I am pleased to share with you this delicate bilingual (French/English) little book, DIX PETITS POEMES AND MORE, ten little poems on love, faith, nature, Che Guevara (1928-1967), Lady Diana (1961-1997), Haiku-like poetry and beautiful quotes from the master himself, that will hopefully be to your liking.”

1. TEDDY CRISPIN : DIX PETITS POEMES AND MORE : KINDLE PUBLISHING
“My name is Teddy Crispin, as we all know, Teddy comes from the Greek “Theodoros”
which means “A Gift from God”, and Crispin is the name of the Patron Saints of shoemakers
and leather workers: Saint Crispin and Saint Crispinian.
So I was blessed from birth, with a beautiful and meaningful name, like every Teddy and
Theodore and Crispin around the world.
As far as I remember, I was surrounded by books and education, my aunt Françoise was a
school director, and during my vocational stay with her in the countryside, I came across all
the new school books that she had, and realizing today, how blessed I am, to have been living
in such a blessed environment, that built the man that I am today.
As for writing and reading, I have always loved to read and write, my mom had the house
filled with books for us, that way, I came across Albertine Sarrazin’s “L’Astragale”, Albert
Camus’ “L’Etranger”, Agatha Christie’s “Ten Little Niggers”, Franz Fanon’s “Peau Noire,
Masques Blancs”, Daphne du Maurier’s “We’ll Never Be Young Again”, ...
So, a special thank you to my mom, and all those who contributed to what I am today. During
my adolescence, I was fascinated by the poetry of Saint-John Perse.
In 1985, I was present at the “Forum of Young Creators” in the “Poetry” category, an event
organized by the French Information and Documentation Center for Youth: CIDJ.
In 1988, I was in the French Army where I was an “Opérateur Centraliste”, and I even ended
up with the accolade of First Class Soldier. And you know, I really enjoyed my one year duty
in the French Army, I learned so much about myself.
In 1989, for an interview of a filmmaker from The Festival of French-Speaking films, I was
awarded the “Media Award in Your Country” by the International Union of Young Journalists
of the Catholic Press, in Bavaria in Germany. Meeting all those young people there from all
over the world, is a high point of my life, I will never forget.
Today I am a performing artist for advertising, film, television…, and a business reviewer of
trade fairs with my own blog.
And I am pleased to share with you this delicate bilingual (French/English) little book, DIX
PETITS POEMES AND MORE, ten little poems on love, faith, nature, Che Guevara (1928-
1967), Lady Diana (1961-1997), Haiku-like poetry and beautiful quotes from the master
himself, that will hopefully be to your liking.”
© 2016 Teddy Crispin