Patrice Desbiens (born 1948) is a

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poet. He was born in

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and began his career as a journalist. Since making his literary debut in 1972, he has been regarded as one of Canada's most successful French-language poets. He is associated with the founding of the publishing house Éditions Prise de parole and the

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. He has received many awards for his poetry, including the Prix Champlain in 1997 for ''Un pépin de pomme sur un poêle à bois'' and the Prix de poésie Terrasses Saint-Sulpice-Estuaire for ''La Fissure de la fiction'' in 1998. He was also a finalist for the

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in 1985, for his book ''Dans l'après-midi cardiaque''.Bio
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Selected works

* 1974 : Ici, Editions à Mitaine, * 1977 : Les conséquences de la vie, Prise de parole, * 1979 : L'Espace qui reste, Prise de parole, * 1981 : L'Homme invisible, Prise de parole, * 1983 : Sudbury textes 1981–1983, Prise de parole, * 1985 : Dans l'après-midi cardiaque, Prise de parole, Finaliste du Prix du Gouverneur général, * 1987 : Les cascadeurs de l'amour, Prise de Parole, * 1988 : Poèmes anglais Prise de parole, * 1988 : Amour ambulance, Écrits des forges, * 1995 : Un pépin de pomme sur un poêle à bois, Prise de parole, Prix Champlain, * 1997 : L'effet de la pluie poussée par le vent sur les bâtiments, Docteur Sax, * 1997 : La fissure de la fiction, Prise de Parole,Prix de poésie des Terrasses Saint-Sulpice, * 1999 : Rouleaux de printemps, Prise de parole, * 2001 : Bleu comme un feu, Prise de parole, * 2002 : Hennissements, Prise de parole, * 2004 : Grosse guitare rouge, livre cd avec René Lussier, Prise de parole, * 2005 : Désâmé, Prise de parole, * 2007 : En temps et lieux, L'Oie de Cravan, * 2008 : Homme invisible (L') / The Invisible Man suivi de Les cascadeurs de l'amour, Prise de parole, * 2008 : Décalage, Prise de parole, * 2008 : En temps et lieux 2, L'Oie de Cravan, * 2009 : En temps et lieux 3, L'Oie de Cravan, * 2011 : Pour de vrai, L'Oie de Cravan. * 2013 : Les abats du jour, L'Oie de Cravan. * 2013 : Sudbury poèmes 1979–1985, BCF poésie, Prise de parole

References

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