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Prix Alain-Grandbois
The Prix Alain-Grandbois or ''Alain Grandbois Prize'' is awarded each year to an author for a book of poetry."Prix Alain-Grandbois" Memorial University of Newfoundland Literary Awards in Canada 1923-2000. The jury is composed of three members of the . It is named after writer Alain Grandbois. Prize recipients *[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Poetry
Poetry (from the Greek language, Greek word ''poiesis'', "making") is a form of literature, literary art that uses aesthetics, aesthetic and often rhythmic qualities of language to evoke meaning (linguistics), meanings in addition to, or in place of, Denotation, literal or surface-level meanings. Any particular instance of poetry is called a poem and is written by a poet. Poets use a variety of techniques called poetic devices, such as assonance, alliteration, Phonaesthetics#Euphony and cacophony, euphony and cacophony, onomatopoeia, rhythm (via metre (poetry), metre), and sound symbolism, to produce musical or other artistic effects. They also frequently organize these effects into :Poetic forms, poetic structures, which may be strict or loose, conventional or invented by the poet. Poetic structures vary dramatically by language and cultural convention, but they often use Metre (poetry), rhythmic metre (patterns of syllable stress or syllable weight, syllable (mora) weight ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gilbert Langevin
Gilbert may refer to: People and fictional characters *Gilbert (given name), including a list of people and fictional characters *Gilbert (surname), including a list of people Places Australia * Gilbert River (Queensland) * Gilbert River (South Australia) Kiribati * Gilbert Islands, a chain of atolls and islands in the Pacific Ocean United States * Gilbert, Arizona, a town * Gilbert, Arkansas, a town * Gilbert, Florida, the airport of Winterhaven * Gilbert, Iowa, a city * Gilbert, Louisiana, a village * Gilbert, Michigan, and unincorporated community * Gilbert, Minnesota, a city * Gilbert, Nevada, ghost town * Gilbert, Ohio, an unincorporated community * Gilbert, Pennsylvania, an unincorporated community * Gilbert, South Carolina, a town * Gilbert, West Virginia, a town * Gilbert, Wisconsin, an unincorporated community * Mount Gilbert (other), various mountains * Gilbert River (Oregon) Outer space * Gilbert (lunar crater) * Gilbert (Martian crater) Arts and enter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2001 In Poetry
1 (one, unit, unity) is a number, numeral, and glyph. It is the first and smallest positive integer of the infinite sequence of natural numbers. This fundamental property has led to its unique uses in other fields, ranging from science to sports, where it commonly denotes the first, leading, or top thing in a group. 1 is the unit of counting or measurement, a determiner for singular nouns, and a gender-neutral pronoun. Historically, the representation of 1 evolved from ancient Sumerian and Babylonian symbols to the modern Arabic numeral. In mathematics, 1 is the multiplicative identity, meaning that any number multiplied by 1 equals the same number. 1 is by convention not considered a prime number. In digital technology, 1 represents the "on" state in binary code, the foundation of computing. Philosophically, 1 symbolizes the ultimate reality or source of existence in various traditions. In mathematics The number 1 is the first natural number after 0. Each natural numbe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Normand De Bellefeuille
Normand de Bellefeuille (; 31 December 1949 – 8 January 2024) was a Canadian poet, writer, literary critic, and essayist. He was a two-time winner of the Governor General's Award for French-language poetry, winning at the 2000 Governor General's Awards for ''La Marche de l'aveugle sans son chien'' ("The Blind Man's Walk Without his Dog") and at the 2016 Governor General's Awards for ''Le poème est une maison de bord de mer'' ("The Poem is a Seaside House"). Life and career De Bellefeuille was born in Montreal, Quebec on 31 December 1949. He studied at the Cégep de Maisonneuve and at the Université de Montréal. In 1972, he was a professor at the Cégep de Maisonneuve. He was literary director at Québec Amérique from 1997 to 2010, and at Éditions Druide. He appeared at Metropolis bleu. De Bellefeuille died on 8 January 2024, at the age of 74. Works * 1973: ''Monsieur Isaac'', en collaboration avec Gilles Racette, l'Actuelle * 1974: ''Ças'' suivi de ''Trois'', Les ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2000 In Poetry
Nationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature (for instance, Irish or France). Events * Griffin Poetry Prize is established, with one award given each year for the best work by a Canadian poet and one award given for best work in the English language internationally. * February — Janice Mirikitani succeeds Lawrence Ferlinghetti as San Francisco's Poet Laureate * April 17 - New Jersey Governor Christine Todd Whitman appoints poet Gerald Stern to be the first Poet Laureate of New Jersey * October 3 — Edward Lear's "The Owl and the Pussycat" named Britain's favorite children's poem in a BBC poll * October 3 — Justin Trudeau quotes from Robert Frost's "Stopping by Woods" at the funeral of his father, former Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau * October 4 — National Poetry Day in Great Britain: 300 school children at the Royal Festival Hall along with 4,000 other people nationwide perform Agbabi's "Word," setting a new Guinnes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hugues Corriveau
Hugues is a masculine given name most often found in francophone countries, a variant of the originally Germanic name " Hugo" or " Hugh". The final ''s'' marks the nominative case in Old French, but is not retained by modern pronunciation (such as in English: Charles, Giles (given name), Giles, James (name), James, etc.). The old oblique case ''Hugon'' (''Huon (other), Huon'', ''Yon (other), Yon'') disappeared. Notable people bearing this name include: * Crusader kings of Cyprus: ** Hugues I de Lusignan (1194/1195–1218) ** Hugues II de Lusignan (1252/1253–1267) * Hugues, Bishop of Dié, (c. 1040–1106) * Hugues Absil (born 1961), French painter * Hugues Aubriot (13??-1382/1391), French administrator and heretic * Hugues Aufray (born 1929), French singer * Hugues Le Bars (1950–2014), French film music composer * Hugues IV de Berzé (1150/1155–1220), French knight, crusader and poet * Hugues Bousiges (born 1948), French civil servant * Hugues Briatte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1999 In Poetry
Nationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature (for instance, Irish or France). Events * 1 May 1999 — Andrew Motion becomes Poet Laureate of the United Kingdom for 10 years * 1 July 1999 — Scotland's Parliament opens with the singing of Robert Burns' "A Man's a Man For A'That", instead of "God Save The Queen" * 4 October 1999 — In the United States, New Jersey Governor Christine Todd Whitman signs into law Assembly Bill No. 2714 (P.L. 1999, c. 228) sent to her from the state legislature and creates the ''New Jersey William Carlos Williams Citation of Merit''—effectively, Poet Laureate of New Jersey. Whitman subsequently selected poet Gerald Stern (b. 1925), then a resident of Lambertville, New Jersey as the first appointed to the post in the following April. * The Robert Fitzgerald Prosody Award is established at the Fifth Annual West Chester University Poetry Conference. The award is given to scholars who have made a lasti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Chanel Malenfant
Paul Chanel Malenfant (born 1960) is a Québécois writer and professor. He won Canada's Governor General's Award in 2001. Life He graduated from the Université de Montréal and the Université Laval. He was a professor at Cégep de Rimouski and then l'Université du Québec à Rimouski until 1982. Works * ''Poèmes de la mer pays'', Hurtubise HMH, 1972, * ''Forges froides'', Quinze, 1977, * ''Le mot à mot'', Le Noroît, 1982, * ''Les Noms du père'', Le Noroît, 1985 * ''En tout état de corps'', Écrits des Forges, 1985 * ''Coqs à deux têtes'', NBJ, 1987 * ''Tirer au clair'', Le Noroît, 1988 * ''Le Siècle inachevé'', Éditeq, 1989 * ''La Table des matières'', Le Noroît, 1990 * ''Voix transitoires'', Le Noroît, 1992 * ''Le verbe être'', L’Hexagone, 1993, * ''Hommes de profil'', Écrits des Forges, 1994 * ''Fleuves'', Le Noroît, 1997 * ''Quoi, déjà la nuit?'', L’Hexagone, 1998 * ''Des airs de famille'', L’Hexagone, 2000 * ''Des ombres portées'', Le Nor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1998 In Poetry
Nationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature (for instance, Irish or France). Events * May 12 — John Montague is named as first holder of The Ireland Chair of Poetry. * August — English poet and playwright Tony Harrison's film-poem ''Prometheus'' is first shown. * Fall — '' Skanky Possum'' poetry magazine founded in Austin, Texas. * ''Samizdat'' poetry magazine founded in Chicago (it will run until 2004). Works published in English Listed by nation where the work was first published and again by the poet's native land, if different; substantially revised works listed separately: Australia * Robert Gray, ''New Selected Poems'' * Jennifer Harrison, ''Dear B'' (Black Pepper) * Frieda Hughes, ''Wooroloo'', English-born Australian poet, originally published in United States by Harper Flamingo * John Leonard, editor, ''Australian Verse: An Oxford Anthology'', Melbourne: Oxford University Press (anthology) * Philip Salom, ''Ne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Claude Beausoleil
Claude Beausoleil (16 November 1948 – 24 July 2020) was a Canadian writer, poet, and essayist. Biography Beausoleil studied literature at the Université du Québec à Montréal and earned a master's degree with a thesis on Hubert Aquin. He then earned a doctoral degree in Quebec poetry from the Université de Sherbrooke. In 1972, he began publishing collections of poetry on the sensuality and emotion of words, in addition to focusing on Quebec's unique cultural situation as the last remaining francophone entity in North America. In 1980, he won the Prix Émile-Nelligan for his poem, ''Au milieu du corps l'attraction s'insinue''. In 1973, Beausoleil moved to Longueuil to teach at Cégep Édouard-Montpetit. He was Director of the magazine ''Lèvres Urbaines'', and he also wrote in ''Estuaire'', ''Europe (magazine), Europe'', and ''The American Poetry Review''. He had a poetry column in the newspaper ''Le Devoir'' from 1978 to 1985. In 1991, Beausoleil won the Prix littéraires ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1997 In Poetry
Nationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature (for instance, Irish or France). Events *January 20 — Miller Williams of Arkansas reads his poem, "Of History and Hope," at President Clinton's inauguration. * ''Regeneration'' (titled ''Behind the Lines'' in the United States), a film about World War I poets Wilfred Owen and Siegfried Sassoon, is released. It is based on the novel '' Regeneration'' by Pat Barker. * ''Jacket'' online literary magazine founded. Works published in English Listed by nation where the work was first published and again by the poet's native land, if different; substantially revised works listed separately: Canada * Michael Barnholden, ''On the Ropes'' (Coach House Books) * Dionne Brand, ''Land to Light On'' * Clint Burnham, ''Be Labour Reading'' (ECW Press) * Kwame Dawes, editor, ''Wheel and Come again: An Anthology of Reggae Poetry'', Fredericton, New Brunswick: Goose Lane. * Louis Dudek, ''The Caged Ti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hélène Dorion
Hélène Dorion, (born 21 April 1958) is a Canadians, Canadian poet, and writer. Life Born in Quebec City, Quebec, Dorion taught literature before heading Publisher Noroît from 1991 until 2000. She also conducted a series of audio recordings of poetry and music, and was writer in residence at the UQÀM and the University of Montreal. Dorion has published over twenty books of poetry, ''Without including board, not the end of the world'' (1995 ), ''The Walls of the Cave'' (1998), ''Portraits of the seas'' (2000), and ''delight: the places'' (2005). An anthology of her poems, prepared by Pierre Nepveu, entitled ''On the clay and breath'', was published in pocket Éditions TYPO, and in 2006, Éditions de France published a retrospective of her poetry under the title ''Worlds fragile, frail things.'' Dorion is the author of fifteen artists' books, and her works are included in many anthologies. Her work appeared in ''Estuary'' (Quebec), the ''Courier of the International poetic Stud ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
