Gatien Lapointe
Gatien Lapointe (December 18, 1931 - September 15, 1983) was a Canadian poet from Quebec.[1] He is most noted for his collections Ode au Saint-Laurent, which won the Governor General's Award for French-language poetry or drama, the Prix du Maurier and the Prix du Québec in 1963, and Le premier mot, which won the Prix du Québec in 1967.[2]
Early life and career
[edit]Born in Sainte-Justine, he studied at the Petit Séminaire de Québec, the Université de Montréal, the Collège de France and the Sorbonne.[2] He published his first poetry collection, Jour malaisé, in 1953 and followed up with Otages de la joie in 1955 and Le Temps premier in 1962.[2]
He taught at the Royal Military College Saint-Jean from 1962 to 1969, and then became a professor at the Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières.[3] In 1971 he cofounded the publishing house Écrits des Forges.[3] After Le premier mot he did not publish any new work for many years, but late in life he published a number of new works, including Arbre-radar, Barbare inouï, Corps et Graphies, Corps de l'instant and Le Premier Paysage.[2]
He died in 1983 in Trois-Rivières.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Cloutier-Wojciechowska C. (1985) "The St. Lawrence in the Poetry of Gatien Lapointe". In: Tymieniecka AT. (eds) Poetics of the Elements in the Human Condition: The Sea. Analecta Husserliana (The Yearbook of Phenomenological Research), vol 19. Springer, Dordrecht
- ^ a b c d e "Gatien Lapointe". The Canadian Encyclopedia, February 10, 2008.
- ^ a b "Gatien Lapointe (1931-1983) Poète". Bilan du siècle (Université de Sherbrooke).
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