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Poet Jacques Brault dies aged 89
Jacques Brault, the poet of the intimate, the independent spirit, the giant in the shadows behind Gaston Miron or Saint-Denys Garneau, died last Tuesday following a long illness, at the…
[Le Devoir de littérature] Simone Routier, poet and free woman of the twenties
Once a month, Le Devoir de literature, under the pen of Quebec writers, proposes to revisit in the light of current events in the works of the pancient and recent…
a Russian poet opposed to the war in Ukraine accuses the police of having raped him during his arrest, his relatives testify
An outburst of violence that says a lot about the repression that targets Russian opponents. Artiom Kamardine, a 31-year-old poet, was arrested at his home on Monday September 26. The…
Death of poet and publisher Alain Horic
Arrived in Montreal in 1952, at the age of 23, the Bosnian publisher and poet Alain Horic quickly established himself in the Quebec literary world, in particular by becoming a…
[Le Devoir de littérature] Octave Crémazie, a French-Canadian poet in Paris under the bombs
Once a month, Le Devoir de literature, written by writers from Quebec, proposes to revisit, in the light of current events, the works of ancient and recent history of Quebec…
the unbolted statues of the poet Alexander Pushkin, symbols of a “derussification” advocated by kyiv
When a poet falls from his pedestal, it is rarely in the literal sense. At the end of April, however, the municipal team of Tchernihiv (Ukraine) pulled out all the…
the unbolted statues of the poet Alexander Pushkin, symbols of a “derussification” advocated by kyiv
When a poet falls from his pedestal, it is rarely in the literal sense. At the end of April, however, the municipal team of Tchernihiv (Ukraine) pulled out all the…
Excerpt – Geographies of neighboring countries Poet and citizen in a plural Quebec | Sharing Quebec
What do we want to allow or undertake, build or destroy, embellish or spoil? Where do we want to live and what concern, what love do we have for this…
François Morel revives the texts of a forgotten Breton poet sailor in “All sailors are singers”
We know him as an actor, director, humorist, essayist and radio columnist. But it is the singer François Morel who is on tour with this original show where the general…
[Entrevue] “From the world, from words”: David Goudreault, a poet in the field
Trained as a social worker, novelist, poet and slammer David Goudreault sees himself as a go-between. For the past ten years, he has traveled the roads of Quebec to meet…
Hipgnosis acquires poet and musician Leonard Cohen’s catalog of songs, including his cult “Hallelujah”
The rights to 278 songs and derivative works composed by the Canadian singer have been acquired by Hipgnosis. Article written by France Televisions Writing Culture Published on 03/09/2022 12:20 Update…
È campà quì in a Riventosa: Ghjuvan’Petru Ristori, poet
As he says himself, it would take time to sum up his life. Coming from a family of shepherds, between plain and mountain, Ghjuvan’Petru Ristori experienced the war in Algeria…
was the poet Jean de la Fontaine an ecologist before his time?
Posted on 02/03/2022 11:33 franceinfo Article written by As every week, the 23h of franceinfo receives its partner We Demain, the quarterly magazine which today is interested in the question…
was the poet Jean de la Fontaine an ecologist before his time?
Posted on 02/03/2022 11:33 franceinfo Article written by As every week, the 23h of franceinfo receives its partner We Demain, the quarterly magazine which today is interested in the question…
The black poet Maya Angelou on the “quarters”, American 25 cent coins
The effigy of the African-American poet and activist Maya Angelou (1928-2014) appears on a new generation of ” quarters », The famous American 25-cent coins, the first copies of which…
Quebec poet Denise Desautels published by Gallimard
More than twenty years after Gaston Miron, it is Denise Desautels’ turn to make her entry into the prestigious Poetry collection of Gallimard editions. She thus becomes the second Quebec…
Quebec poet Denise Desautels published by Gallimard
More than twenty years after Gaston Miron, it is Denise Desautels’ turn to make her entry into the prestigious Poetry collection of Gallimard editions. She thus becomes the second Quebec…
Albert Cano Smit: lessons from the young poet
The return of young pianist Albert Cano Smit to Montreal on Tuesday at Bourgie Hall, as part of the Bach Festival, materialized in a remarkable concert highlighting the poetic qualities…
an informative and fascinating show on the man who changed the life of the poet, at the Hall de la Chanson in Paris
Among the various celebrations accompanying the hundredth anniversary of the birth of Georges Brassens (1921-1981), the Hall de la Chanson, in Paris, is making its contribution with two shows performed…
Reinhold Mangundu, the Namibian poet who convinced Prince Harry and Leonardo Di Caprio to save the Okavango River
The Okavango, it is one of the most mythical rivers of Africa, it takes its source in Angola, crosses Namibia then disappears in Botswana, because its delta does not lead…