L’Oie de Cravan (translated The Goose of Cravan) is a Canadian publishing house based in

Montreal Montreal ( ; officially Montréal, ) is the second-most populous city in Canada and most populous city in the Canadian province of Quebec. Founded in 1642 as '' Ville-Marie'', or "City of Mary", it is named after Mount Royal, the triple ...

Quebec Quebec ( ; )According to the Canadian government, ''Québec'' (with the acute accent) is the official name in Canadian French and ''Quebec'' (without the accent) is the province's official name in Canadian English is one of the thirtee ...

that specializes in poetry. It was founded in January 1992 by poet and writer . The name is seen as a tribute to the poet-boxer Arthur Cravan. The poets published by L’Oie de Cravan are often influenced by the

surrealist Surrealism is a cultural movement that developed in Europe in the aftermath of World War I in which artists depicted unnerving, illogical scenes and developed techniques to allow the unconscious mind to express itself. Its aim was, according to ...

movement. L’Oie de Cravan also publishes the work of cartoonists and illustrators, such as , Geneviève Castrée,

Julie Doucet Julie Doucet (born December 31, 1965)
is a Canadian

and Diane Obomsawin. It has also published the writings of people associated with the music world, such as critic

Byron Coley Byron Coley is an American music critic who wrote prominently for ''Forced Exposure'' magazine in the 1980s, from the fifth issue until the magazine ceased publication in 1993. Prior to ''Forced Exposure'', he wrote for '' New York Rocker'', '' B ...

, folk singer Michael Hurley and punk rock icon Mike Watt.

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de Cravan's blog in english''
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