Jacques Roubaud

French poet, essayist, novelist, and mathematician Jacques Roubaud earned two PhDs, one in mathematics and one in French literature, and served in the French army during the Algerian War. After creating a mathematically structured application for the sonnet form, he was invited to join the Oulipo group in 1966. The author of more than 20 books, Roubaud has created numerous formal constraints, often involving the application of mathematics. An introduction to Roubaud’s poetry can be found in ***The Form of a City Changes Faster, Alas, than the Human Heart*** and the prose poem collection *Some Thing Black.* Roubaud's honors include the Grand prix national de la poésie and the French Academy grand prix de littérature Paul-Morand. ()