Claudine Bertrand (born 4 July 1948) is a

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educator and poet.

Life

Bertrand was born in

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and studied at the

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, where she received a Master's degree in literary studies. Bertrand taught literature at college level from 1973. She contributed to a number of magazines, including ''Montréal now!'', ''La Nouvelle Barre du jour'', ''Les Écrits'', ''Hobo- Québec'', ''Possibles'', ''Rampike'', ''Moebius'', ''Estuaire'', ''Écritures'', ''Tessera'', ''Bacchanales'' and ''Acte Sud''. In 1981, Bertrand founded the magazine ''Arcade'', later recognized for its contributions to cultural exchange between Quebec and France. She created the Prix de la relève Arcade in 1991. She also contributed to the French literary magazines ''Le Jardin d'Essai'', ''Travers'' and ''Pourtours''.

Awards and honours

In 1996, she was a finalist for the Grand Prix du Conseil des Arts de la Communauté urbaine de Montréal for her contributions to the Montreal cultural scene. In 1997, she received the Prix Femme de mérite, in the arts and culture section.Claudine Bertrand
Guernica Editions, retrieved 22 December 2014 In 2010, she was awarded the Grand Prix international des poètes francophones for her collected work.

Selected works

Poetry collections

* ''Idole errante'' (1983) * ''Memory'' (1985) * ''Fiction-nuit'' (1987) * ''La Passion au féminin'' (1994) * ''Une main contre le délire'' (1995), finalist for the Grand Prix du festival international de poésie * ''L'Amoureuse intérieure, suivi de La montagne sacrée'' (1997), received the Prix de la Société des écrivains canadiens and the Prix de la Renaissance française * ''La Dernière Femme'' (2000) * ''Le Corps en tête'' (2001), received the Prix Tristan-Tzara * ''L'Énigme du futur'' (2001), received the Prix international Saint-Denys-Garneau * ''The Last Woman'' (2008), translated into English * ''Autour de l'obscur'' (2008)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bertrand, Claudine 1948 births Living people Canadian poets in French Canadian women poets 20th-century Canadian poets 21st-century Canadian poets Poets from Montreal Université du Québec à Montréal alumni 20th-century Canadian women writers 21st-century Canadian women writers