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poet from
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. She won the
Governor General's Award for French-language poetry
This is a list of recipients of the Governor General's Award for French-language poetry. The award was created in 1981 when the Governor General's Award for French language poetry or drama was divided.
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at the 2020 Governor General's Awards for her poetry collection ''La Société des cendres''.
She was previously a nominee at the
2000 Governor General's Awards
The 2000 Governor General's Awards for Literary Merit were presented by Adrienne Clarkson, Governor General of Canada, and Jean-Louis Roux, Chairman of the Canada Council for the Arts, on November 14 at Rideau Hall.
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for ''Orbites'', at the
2007 Governor General's Awards
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'', October 7, 2015. and won the
Prix Alain-Grandbois
The Prix Alain-Grandbois or ''Alain Grandbois Prize'' is awarded each year to an author for a book of poetry.
in 2001 for ''Les tables''.
Selected works
* ''Poèmes du lendemain'' (1993)
* ''Les murs clairs'' (1996)
* ''Doublures'' (1998)
* ''Orbites'' (2000)
* ''Les tables'' (2001)
* ''Les mélancolies'' (2003)
* ''Que ferais-je du jour'' (2005)
* ''Les manivelles'' (2006)
* ''L'amour des objets'' (2009)
* ''Je demande pardon à l'espèce qui brille'' (2010)
* ''Le ciel n'est qu'un détour à brûler'' (2010)
* ''Des lames entières'' (2011)
* ''Des voix stridentes ou rompues'' (2013)
* ''Tête première / Dos / Contre dos'' (2015)
See also
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Canadian literature
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Canadian poetry
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List of Canadian poets
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*Mark Abley (born 1955), poet, journalist, editor, and non-fiction writer.
*Milton Acorn (1923–1986), poet, writer, and playwright
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List of Canadian writers
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