Joël Pourbaix

Joël Pourbaix (born June 2, 1958) is a Canadian poet. He won the Governor General's Award for French language poetry at the 2015 Governor General's Awards for his collection Le mal du pays est un art oublié.[1]

Joël Pourbaix
BornJune 2, 1958
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Occupationwriter
NationalityCanadian
Genrepoetry
Notable worksLe mal du pays est un art oublié

Life

He has reported for Radio Canada.[2] He lives in Montreal.[3]

Works
  • Séquences initiales (1980)
  • Sous les débris du réel (1985)
  • Vous oublierez de nous séduire (1986)
  • Dans les plis de l'écriture (1987)
  • Passage mexicain (1989)
  • Le Simple geste d'exister (1989)
  • Voyages d'un ermite et autres révoltes (1992)
  • La survie des éblouissements (1994)
  • On ne naît jamais chez soi (1996)
  • Les enfants de Mélusine (1999)
  • Disparaître n'est pas tout (2001)
  • Labyrinthe 5 (2003)
  • Les morts de l'infini (2005)
  • Dictature de la solitude (2008)
  • Le mal du pays est un art oublié (2014)[4]
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References
  1. "Les lauréats des Prix littéraires du gouverneur général 2015 sont connus". Radio-Canada, October 28, 2015.
  2. http://ici.radio-canada.ca/emissions/c_est_pas_trop_tot/2013-2014/chronique.asp?idChronique=338537
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-11-01. Retrieved 2015-11-03.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. Corriveau, Hugues. "L'art de Joël Pourbaix". Le Devoir.


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