George Métivier
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George Métivier was a Guernsey poet dubbed the "Guernsey Burns", and sometimes considered the island's national poet. He wrote in Guernésiais, which is the indigenous language of the island. Among his
George Métivier
Métivier's Hé! Qui Donc Qui Fait Chunna? with parallel English translation, in Patois Poems of the Channel Islands (1883)
Denys Corbet
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Denys Corbet was a Guernsey poet, naïve painter, and schoolmaster, the second son of Pierre Corbet, a seafarer, and Susanne whom he married in 1813. He was born at La Turquie, Vale, Guernsey, Channel
Denys Corbet
Christian Corbet holding a self-portrait of Denys Corbet Coll. Guernsey Museum and Gallery, 2006