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Prix Alain-Grandbois
The Prix Alain-Grandbois or ''Alain Grandbois Prize'' is awarded each year to an author for a book of poetry."Prix Alain-Grandbois" Memorial University of Newfoundland Literary Awards in Canada 1923-2000. The jury is composed of three members of the Académie des lettres du Québec. It is named after writer . Prize recipients *[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Poetry
Poetry (derived from the Greek ''poiesis'', "making"), also called verse, is a form of literature that uses aesthetic and often rhythmic qualities of language − such as phonaesthetics, sound symbolism, and metre − to evoke meanings in addition to, or in place of, a prosaic ostensible meaning. A poem is a literary composition, written by a poet, using this principle. Poetry has a long and varied history, evolving differentially across the globe. It dates back at least to prehistoric times with hunting poetry in Africa and to panegyric and elegiac court poetry of the empires of the Nile, Niger, and Volta River valleys. Some of the earliest written poetry in Africa occurs among the Pyramid Texts written during the 25th century BCE. The earliest surviving Western Asian epic poetry, the '' Epic of Gilgamesh'', was written in Sumerian. Early poems in the Eurasian continent evolved from folk songs such as the Chinese ''Shijing'', as well as religious hymns (the S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gilbert Langevin
Gilbert may refer to: People and fictional characters *Gilbert (given name), including a list of people and fictional characters *Gilbert (surname), including a list of people Places Australia * Gilbert River (Queensland) * Gilbert River (South Australia) Kiribati * Gilbert Islands, a chain of atolls and islands in the Pacific Ocean United States * Gilbert, Arizona, a town * Gilbert, Arkansas, a town * Gilbert, Florida, the airport of Winterhaven * Gilbert, Iowa, a city * Gilbert, Louisiana, a village * Gilbert, Michigan, and unincorporated community * Gilbert, Minnesota, a city * Gilbert, Nevada, ghost town * Gilbert, Ohio, an unincorporated community * Gilbert, Pennsylvania, an unincorporated community * Gilbert, South Carolina, a town * Gilbert, West Virginia, a town * Gilbert, Wisconsin, an unincorporated community * Mount Gilbert (other), various mountains * Gilbert River (Oregon) Outer space * Gilbert (lunar crater) * Gilbert (Martian crater) Arts and ent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2001 In Poetry
Nationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature (for instance, Irish or France). Events * Immediately after the September 11 attacks in the United States, W. H. Auden's "September 1, 1939" was read (with many lines omitted) on National Public Radio and widely circulated and discussed for its relevance to recent events. On September 19, Amiri Baraka read his poem "Somebody Blew Up America?" at a poetry festival in New Jersey. * December 9–10 — Professor John Basinger, 67, performed, from memory, John Milton's '' Paradise Lost'' at Three Rivers Community-Technical College in Norwich, Connecticut, a feat that took 18 hours. * American computer hacker Seth Schoen wrote DeCSS haiku as one of a number of artworks intended to demonstrate that source code should be accorded the privileges of freedom of speech. * In ''The Best American Poetry 2001'', poet and guest editor Robert Hass wrote, "There are roughly three traditions in American poet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Normand De Bellefeuille
Normand de Bellefeuille (born 31 December 1949, in Montreal) is a Quebecois poet, writer, literary critic, and essayist. He is a two-time winner of the Governor General's Award for French-language poetry, winning at the 2000 Governor General's Awards for ''La Marche de l'aveugle sans son chien'' and at the 2016 Governor General's Awards for ''Le poème est une maison de bord de mer''. Life He was born in Montréal.He studied at Cégep de Maisonneuve and at the Université de Montréal In 1972, he was a professor au Cégep de Maisonneuve. He was literary director at Québec Amérique from 1997 to 2010, and at Éditions Druide. He appeared at Metropolis bleu. Works * 1973 : ''Monsieur Isaac'', en collaboration avec Gilles Racette, l'Actuelle * 1974 : ''Ças'' suivi de ''Trois'', Les Herbes Rouges, no 20 * 1976 : ''Le Texte justement'', Les Herbes Rouges, no 34 * 1976 : '' L'Appareil'', en collaboration avec Marcel Labine, Les Herbes Rouges, no 38 * 1977 : ''Les Grandes Famill ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2000 In Poetry
Nationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature (for instance, Irish or France). Events * Griffin Poetry Prize is established, with one award given each year for the best work by a Canadian poet and one award given for best work in the English language internationally. * February — Janice Mirikitani succeeds Lawrence Ferlinghetti as San Francisco's Poet Laureate * April 17 - New Jersey Governor Christine Todd Whitman appoints poet Gerald Stern to be the first Poet Laureate of New Jersey * October 3 — Edward Lear's "The Owl and the Pussycat" named Britain's favorite children's poem in a BBC poll * October 3 — Justin Trudeau quotes from Robert Frost's "Stopping by Woods" at the funeral of his father, former Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau * October 4 — National Poetry Day in Great Britain: 300 school children at the Royal Festival Hall along with 4,000 other people nationwide perform Agbabi's "Word," setting a new Guinne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hugues Corriveau , a Welsh given name
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Hugues may refer to People: * Hugues de Payens (c. 1070–1136), French soldier * Hugues I de Lusignan (1194/95 –1218), French-descended ruler a.k.a. Hugh I of Cyprus * Hugues IV de Berzé (1150s–1220), French soldier * Hugues II de Lusignan (1252/53 –1267), French-descended ruler a.k.a. Hugh II of Cyprus Other: * Hugues (given name) and people bearing it See also * Hugh (other) * Hughes (other) * Huguette, a French given name * Huw Huw is a Welsh given name, a variant of Hugo or Hugh. Notable people with the name include: * Huw Bennett (born 1983), Welsh rugby player *Huw Bunford (born 1967), guitarist in the Welsh rock band Super Furry Animals * Huw Cadwaladr, Welsh poet * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1999 In Poetry
Nationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature (for instance, Irish or France). Events * 1 May 1999 — Andrew Motion becomes Poet Laureate of the United Kingdom for 10 years * 1 July 1999 — Scotland's Parliament opens with the singing of Robert Burns' "A Man's a Man For A'That", instead of "God Save The Queen" * 4 October 1999 — In the United States, New Jersey Governor Christine Todd Whitman signs into law Assembly Bill No. 2714 (P.L. 1999, c. 228) sent to her from the state legislature and creates the ''New Jersey William Carlos Williams Citation of Merit''—effectively, Poet Laureate of New Jersey. Whitman subsequently selected poet Gerald Stern (b. 1925), then a resident of Lambertville, New Jersey as the first appointed to the post in the following April. * The Robert Fitzgerald Prosody Award is established at the Fifth Annual West Chester University Poetry Conference. The award is given to scholars who have made a lasting ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Chanel Malenfant
Paul Chanel Malenfant (born 1960) is a Québécois writer and professor. He won Canada's Governor General's Award in 2001. Life He graduated from the Université de Montréal and the Université Laval. He was a professor at Cégep de Rimouski and then l'Université du Québec à Rimouski until 1982. Works * ''Poèmes de la mer pays'', Hurtubise HMH, 1972, * ''Forges froides'', Quinze, 1977, * ''Le mot à mot'', Le Noroît, 1982, * ''Les Noms du père'', Le Noroît, 1985 * ''En tout état de corps'', Écrits des Forges, 1985 * ''Coqs à deux têtes'', NBJ, 1987 * ''Tirer au clair'', Le Noroît, 1988 * ''Le Siècle inachevé'', Éditeq, 1989 * ''La Table des matières'', Le Noroît, 1990 * ''Voix transitoires'', Le Noroît, 1992 * ''Le verbe être'', L’Hexagone, 1993, * ''Hommes de profil'', Écrits des Forges, 1994 * ''Fleuves'', Le Noroît, 1997 * ''Quoi, déjà la nuit?'', L’Hexagone, 1998 * ''Des airs de famille'', L’Hexagone, 2000 * ''Des ombres portées'', Le Noro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1998 In Poetry
Nationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature (for instance, Irish or France). Events * May 12 — John Montague is named as first holder of The Ireland Chair of Poetry. * August — English poet and playwright Tony Harrison's film-poem ''Prometheus'' is first shown. * Fall — '' Skanky Possum'' poetry magazine founded in Austin, Texas. * ''Samizdat'' poetry magazine founded in Chicago (it will run until 2004). Works published in English Listed by nation where the work was first published and again by the poet's native land, if different; substantially revised works listed separately: Australia * Robert Gray, ''New Selected Poems'' * Jennifer Harrison, ''Dear B'' (Black Pepper) * Frieda Hughes, ''Wooroloo'', English-born Australian poet, originally published in United States by Harper Flamingo * John Leonard, editor, ''Australian Verse: An Oxford Anthology'', Melbourne: Oxford University Press (anthology) * Philip Salom, ''New and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Claude Beausoleil
Claude Beausoleil (16 November 1948 – 24 July 2020) was a Canadian writer, poet, and essayist. Biography Beausoleil studied literature at the Université du Québec à Montréal and earned a master's degree with a thesis on Hubert Aquin. He then earned a doctoral degree in Quebec poetry from the Université de Sherbrooke. In 1972, he began publishing collections of poetry on the sensuality and emotion of words, in addition to focusing on Quebec's unique cultural situation as the last remaining francophone entity in North America. In 1980, he won the Prix Émile-Nelligan for his poem, ''Au milieu du corps l'attraction s'insinue''. In 1973, Beausoleil moved to Longueuil to teach at Cégep Édouard-Montpetit. He was Director of the magazine ''Lèvres Urbaines'', and he also wrote in ''Estuaire'', ''Europe'', and ''The American Poetry Review''. He had a poetry column in the newspaper ''Le Devoir'' from 1978 to 1985. In 1991, Beausoleil won the Prix littéraires du Journal de Montr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1997 In Poetry
Nationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature (for instance, Irish or France). Events *January 20 — Miller Williams of Arkansas reads his poem, "Of History and Hope," at President Clinton's inauguration. * ''Regeneration'' (titled ''Behind the Lines'' in the United States), a film about World War I poets Wilfred Owen and Siegfried Sassoon, is released. It is based on the novel '' Regeneration'' by Pat Barker. * '' Jacket'' online literary magazine founded. Works published in English Listed by nation where the work was first published and again by the poet's native land, if different; substantially revised works listed separately: Canada * Michael Barnholden, ''On the Ropes'' (Coach House Books) * Dionne Brand, ''Land to Light On'' * Clint Burnham, ''Be Labour Reading'' ( ECW Press) * Kwame Dawes, editor, ''Wheel and Come again: An Anthology of Reggae Poetry'', Fredericton, New Brunswick: Goose Lane. * Louis Dudek, ''The Caged T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hélène Dorion
Hélène Dorion, (born 21 April 1958) is a Canadian poet, and writer. Life Born in Quebec City, Quebec, Dorion taught literature before heading Publisher Noroît from 1991 until 2000. She also conducted a series of audio recordings of poetry and music, and was writer in residence at the UQÀM and the University of Montreal. Dorion has published over twenty books of poetry, ''Without including board, not the end of the world'' (1995 ), ''The Walls of the Cave'' (1998), ''Portraits of the seas'' (2000), and ''delight: the places'' (2005). An anthology of her poems, prepared by Pierre Nepveu, entitled ''On the clay and breath'', was published in pocket Éditions TYPO, and in 2006, Éditions de France published a retrospective of her poetry under the title ''Worlds fragile, frail things.'' Dorion is the author of fifteen artists' books, and her works are included in many anthologies. Her work appeared in ''Estuary'' (Quebec), the ''Courier of the International poetic Studies'' (Bel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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