Jacques Dupin (1927–2012) was a French poet, art critic, and gallery director closely associated with surrealism and the work of Joan Miró. Born in Privas, Ardèche, he worked at the Galerie Maeght in Paris for decades and became a foundational figure in postwar European poetics. His major collections include Gravir (Gallimard, 1963), L'Embrasure (Gallimard, 1969), and Echancré (P.O.L., 1991). His verse is characterized by spare, fragmented language and a sustained engagement with silence, stone, and the body. Dupin also wrote definitive critical studies on Joan Miró, Alberto Giacometti, and Antoni Tàpies. His work has been translated into English and is considered essential to understanding the French postwar lyric.