André Blavier


André Blavier was a Belgian poet. From 1961 he was a member of the literary group Oulipo and served as their foreign correspondent.
He was born in Verviers into a working-class family. His wife was the collage artist and translator Odette Blavier.
Blavier was greatly influenced by the work of Raymond Queneau, and became a member of Oulipo, a group consisting of mostly French-speaking writers and mathematicians who create literary works using constrained writing techniques.