Canadian poet. After obtaining a Master's Degree in literature from the Université du Québec à Montréal, he received a doctoral degree in Quebec poetry from the Université de Sherbrooke. He began publishing his poetry in 1972, partially focusing on Quebec as the last remaining francophone entity in North America. His poem, Au milieu du corps l'attraction s'insinue, would go on to win the second-ever Prix Émile-Nelligan in 1980, awarded to French North American poets under the age of 35. Starting in 1973, he taught at the Cégep Édouard-Montpetit in Longueuil. He wrote for several magazines as well during this time, including Estuaire, Europe, The American Poetry Review, and Lèvres Urbaines, for which he also served as director. From 1978 to 1985, he also had a poetry column in "Le Devoir," a French newspaper based in Montreal. In 1991, he won the Prix littéraires du Journal de Montréal and was a finalist for the Governer General's Awards for Literary Merit, one of Canada's most prestigious literary awards. He also won the Prix Alain-Grandbois in 1997, the Prix Louise-Labé in 2009, and Prix Heredia of the Académie française in 2015 for his works. His archives are currently stored in the Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec.
Canadian poet. After obtaining a Master's Degree in literature from the Université du Québec à Montréal, he received a doctoral degree in Quebec poetry from the Université de Sherbrooke. He began publishing his poetry in 1972, partially focusing on Quebec as the last remaining francophone entity in North America. His poem, Au milieu du corps l'attraction s'insinue, would go on to win the second-ever Prix Émile-Nelligan in 1980, awarded to French North American poets under the age of 35. Starting in 1973, he taught at the Cégep Édouard-Montpetit in Longueuil. He wrote for several magazines as well during this time, including Estuaire, Europe, The American Poetry Review, and Lèvres Urbaines, for which he also served as director. From 1978 to 1985, he also had a poetry column in "Le Devoir," a French newspaper based in Montreal. In 1991, he won the Prix littéraires du Journal de Montréal and was a finalist for the Governer General's Awards for Literary Merit, one of Canada's most prestigious literary awards. He also won the Prix Alain-Grandbois in 1997, the Prix Louise-Labé in 2009, and Prix Heredia of the Académie française in 2015 for his works. His archives are currently stored in the Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec.
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