Joël Pourbaix (born June 2, 1958) is a Canadian poet. He won the

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at the

2015 Governor General's Awards The shortlisted nominees for the 2015 Governor General's Awards for Literary Merit were announced on October 7, 2015,Radio Canada. He lives in

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Works

*''Séquences initiales'' (1980) *''Sous les débris du réel'' (1985) *''Vous oublierez de nous séduire'' (1986) *''Dans les plis de l'écriture'' (1987) *''Passage mexicain'' (1989) *''Le Simple geste d'exister'' (1989) *''Voyages d'un ermite et autres révoltes'' (1992) *''La survie des éblouissements'' (1994) *''On ne naît jamais chez soi'' (1996) *''Les enfants de Mélusine'' (1999) *''Disparaître n'est pas tout'' (2001) *''Labyrinthe 5'' (2003) *''Les morts de l'infini'' (2005) *''Dictature de la solitude'' (2008) *''Le mal du pays est un art oublié'' (2014)

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