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 The (UQAM; ), is a French language, French-language public university, public research university based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It is the largest constituent element of the system. UQAM was founded on April 9, 1969, by the government o ...

and earned a master's degree with a thesis on

Hubert Aquin Hubert Aquin (24 October 1929 – 15 March 1977) was a Quebec writer, filmmaker and intellectual. He is particularly known for his novel ''Next Episode (novel), Next Episode''. He is also an important figure in the history of the Quebec Soverei ...

. He then earned a doctoral degree in Quebec poetry from the

Université de Sherbrooke The Université de Sherbrooke (UdeS; Quebec English, English: ''University of Sherbrooke'') is a French-language Public university, public research university in Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada, with a second campus in Longueuil, a suburb on the Mont ...

. 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

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. In 1980, he won the

Prix Émile-Nelligan The Prix Émile-Nelligan is a literary award given annually by the Fondation Émile-Nelligan to a North American French language poet under the age of 35. It was named in honour of the Quebec poet Émile Nelligan and was first awarded in 1979, the ...

for his poem, ''Au milieu du corps l'attraction s'insinue''. In 1973, Beausoleil moved to

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to teach at

Cégep Édouard-Montpetit Cégep Édouard-Montpetit () is a public Francophone college in Longueuil, Quebec, Canada. Approximately 7,300 (fall 2016) students (as much in the Continuing Education programs) are enrolled in the 2 campuses, the main one located in Longueuil a ...

. He was Director of the magazine ''Lèvres Urbaines'', and he also wrote in ''Estuaire'', ''

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'', and ''

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''. He had a poetry column in the newspaper ''

Le Devoir (, ) is a French-language newspaper published in Montreal and distributed in Quebec and throughout Canada. It was founded by journalist and politician Henri Bourassa in 1910. is one of few independent large-circulation newspapers in Quebec ...

'' from 1978 to 1985. In 1991, Beausoleil won the Prix littéraires du Journal de Montréal for ''Une certaine fin de siècle''. He was also a finalist for the

1991 Governor General's Awards Each winner of the 1991 Governor General's Awards for Literary Merit received $10,000 and a medal from the Governor General of Canada."First novel earns top literary honor". ''Windsor Star'', December 4, 1991. The winners were selected by a panel ...

. He won the 1997

Prix Alain-Grandbois The Prix Alain-Grandbois or ''Alain Grandbois Prize'' is awarded each year to an author for a book of poetry.

for ''Grand Hôtel des étrangers''. ''La Blessure du silence'' won the Prix Louise-Labé in 2009, and ''Mystère Wilde'' won the Prix Heredia of the

Académie française An academy (Attic Greek: Ἀκαδήμεια; Koine Greek Ἀκαδημία) is an institution of tertiary education. The name traces back to Plato's school of philosophy, founded approximately 386 BC at Akademia, a sanctuary of Athena, the go ...

in 2015. Beausoleil was a member of the

Académie Mallarmé The Académie Mallarmé is a French literary academy of writers and poets, founded in 1937. Since 1976, the Académie has awarded the Mallarmé prize, Prix Mallarmé literary prize at the Brive book fair. Founding members include Paul Valéry, � ...

. His archives are kept in the

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Claude Beausoleil died on 24 July 2020 in

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at the age of 71.

Works

Poetry

* ''Intrusion ralentie'' (1972) * ''Les Bracelets d'ombre'' (1973) * ''Journal mobile'' (1974) * ''Avatars du trait'' (1974) * ''Le Sang froid du reptile - poésie tropicale'' (1975) * ''Motilité'' (1975) * ''Ahuntsic dream'', suivi de ''Now'' (1975) * ''Sens interdit'' (1976) * ''Le Temps maya'' (1977) * ''Les Marges du désir'' (1977) * ''La Surface du paysage, textes et poèmes'' (1979) * ''Au milieu du corps l'attraction s'insinue, poèmes 1975-1980'' (1980) * ''Dans la matière rêvant comme d'une émeute'' (1982) * ''Une certaine fin de siècle, poèmes 1973-1983'' (1983) * ''D'autres sourires de stars'' (1983) * ''Langue secrète'' (1984) * ''S'inscrit sous le ciel gris en graphiques de feu'' (1985) * ''Découvertes des heures'' (1985) * ''Il y a des nuits que nous habitons tous'' (1986), illustrated by

Herménégilde Chiasson Herménégilde Chiasson (born 7 April 1946) is a Canadian poet, playwright and visual artist of Acadian origin. Born in Saint-Simon, New Brunswick, he was the 29th Lieutenant Governor of New Brunswick between 2003 and 2009. He is also curr ...

* ''travaux d'infini'' (1988) * ''Grand Hotel des étrangers'' (1988) * ''Parler 101'' (1989) * ''Une certaine fin de siècle, tome 2'' (1991) * ''Fureur de Mexico'' (1992) * ''L'Usage du temps'' (1993) * ''Fusion'' (1993), illustrated by Jocelyne Aird-Bélanger * ''Le Déchiffrement du monde'' (1993) * ''La Ville aux yeux d'hiver'' (1994) * ''La Vie singulière'' (1994) * ''La Manière d'être'' (1994) * ''Le Rythme des lieux'' (1995) * ''Rue du jour'' (1995) * ''Quatre Échos de l'obscur'' (1997) * ''Le Chant du voyageur'' (1998) * ''Exilé'' (1999) * ''L'espace est devant nous'' (1999) * ''La Parole jusqu'en ses envoûtements'' (2001) * ''Les Passions extérieures'' (2002) * ''Dépossessions'' (2003) * ''Le Baroque du Nord'' (2003) * ''Lecture des éblouissements'' (2004) * ''Regarde, tu vois'' (2006) * ''L'Inscription lyrique'' (2007) * ''Sonnets numériques'' (2007) * ''La Blessure du silence'' (2009) * ''Black Billie'' (2010) * ''L'Autre Voix'' (2011) * ''De plus loin que le vent'' (2011) * ''Amérikerouac'' (2012) * ''Mémoire de neige ''(2013) * ''Mystère Wilde'' (2014) * ''Alma'' (2015) * ''Cette musique de Keats'' (2017) * ''En un grand souffle noir'' (2019)

Novels

* ''Promenade modern style'' (1975) * ''Dead line - récits'' (1974) * ''Fort Sauvage '' (1994), réédition 1996 * ''Architecte des sentiments'' (2005) * ''Alma'' (2006)

Essays

* ''Les Livres parlent'' (1984) * ''Extase et Déchirure'' (1987) * ''Librement dit, carnets parisiens'' (1997) * ''Oscar Wilde, pour l’amour du Beau'' (2001)

Anthologies

*''Poésie du Québec'' (1991) *''La poésie suisse romande'' (1993)

Collectives

*''Québec 2008 : 40 poètes du Québec et de France''

Prizes

*Prix Émile-Nelligan for ''Au milieu du corps l'attraction s'insinue'' (1980) *Finalist for the

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for ''Une certaine fin de siècle : poésie 1973-1983'' *Became a Member of the Ordre des francophones d'Amérique (1989) *Prix de poésie Terrasses Saint-Sulpice (1991) *Finalist for the 1991 Governor General's Awards for ''Une certaine fin de siècle, tome 2'' *Prix littéraires du Journal de Montréal de poésie for ''Une certaine fin de siècle, tome 2'' (1991) *Prix Georges-Limbour for ''Fureur de Mexico'' (1993) *Prix Alain-Grandbois for ''Grand Hôtel des étrangers'' (1997) *Grand Prix du Festival international de la poésie (1997) *Finalist for the

1999 Governor General's Awards The winners of the 1999 Governor General's Literary Awards were announced by Jean-Louis Roux, chairman, and Shirley Thomson, director of the Canada Council for the Arts, at a press conference held on November 16 at the National Library of Canada. E ...

for ''Le Chant du voyageur'' *Prix de poésie Gatien-Lapointe - Jaime-Sabines (2004) *Grand Prix du Festival international de la poésie for ''Lecture des éblouissements'' (2004) *Prix Louise-Labé for ''La Blessure du silence'' (2009) *Finalist for the

Prix Guillaume Apollinaire The prix Guillaume Apollinaire is a French poetry prize first awarded in 1941. It was named in honour of French writer Guillaume Apollinaire. It annually recognizes a collection of poems for its originality and modernity. Members of the jury The ...

for ''Black Billie'' (2010) *Poet of the City of Montreal (2011) *Finalist of the Prix Poésie of the Académie française (2013) *Prix Heredia of the Académie française (2015)

References

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