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poet from
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Voir
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'', June 4, 2014.
Born and raised in Acton Vale, he moved to
Montreal
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in the early 2000s. His first book of poetry, ''Nœud coulant'', won the
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, the
Prix Alain-Grandbois
The Prix Alain-Grandbois or ''Alain Grandbois Prize'' is awarded each year to an author for a book of poetry.
and the Prix du Festival de la poésie de Montréal in 2014. His second book, ''La raison des fleurs'', won the
Governor General's Award for French-language poetry
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Winners and nominees
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1990s
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Ici Radio-Canada
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, October 30, 2018.
He is also the author of ''La postérité du scandale : Petite histoire de la réception de Sade (1909-1939)'', a non-fiction study of the writings of the
Marquis de Sade
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