Patrice Desbiens
Patrice Desbiens | |
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 Patrice Desbiens in Montréal, Canada | |
| Born | 1948 (age 77–78) Timmins, Ontario, Canada |
| Alma mater | Timmins High and Vocational School |
Patrice Desbiens (born 1948) is a Francophone Canadian poet. He began his career as a journalist. Since making his literary debut in 1972, he has been regarded as one of Canada's most successful French-language poets. He is associated with the founding of the publishing house Éditions Prise de parole and the Théâtre du Nouvel-Ontario in Sudbury, Ontario.
Early life and education
Desbiens was born in Timmins in 1948. He completed some high school education at Collège du Sacré-Cœur de Timmins and Timmins High and Vocational School. After a teacher recognized his talent for poetry, Desbiens moved to Greater Sudbury to pursue poetry as a career.[1]
Career
Desbiens began his career as a journalist. During the early 1970s, he worked for French-language weekly newspaper L'Express, then later worked with various literary journals. During this time, he also published his first poems with Les Éditions Prise.[1]
Desbiens has received multiple awards for his poetry. In 1985, he received the Prix du Nouvel-Ontario and was a finalist for the Governor General's Award for French-language poetry for his book Dans l'après-midi cardiaque.[1][2] In 1996, he won the Prix Champlain for Un pépin de pomme sur un poêle à bois. Two years later, he won the Prix de poésie Terrasses Saint-Sulpice-Estuaire for La Fissure de la fiction and was nominated for the Prix Félix-Antoine-Savard de poésie. In 2008, he won the Prix du Salon du livre du Grand Sudbury.[1]
In addition to poetry, Desbiens is a jazz percussionist. With René Lussier, he has produced two albums: Patrice Desbiens – Les Moyens du Bord (1999) and grosse guitare rouge (2004).[1]
Personal life
Desbien moved to Quebec City in 1988, then resettled in Montreal three years later. As of 2016, he continued to live in Montreal.[1]
Selected works
- 1974 : Ici, Editions à Mitaine,
- 1977 : Les conséquences de la vie, Prise de parole,
- 1979 : L'Espace qui reste, Prise de parole,
- 1981 : L'Homme invisible, Prise de parole,
- 1983 : Sudbury textes 1981–1983, Prise de parole,
- 1985 : Dans l'après-midi cardiaque, Prise de parole, Finaliste du Prix du Gouverneur général,
- 1987 : Les cascadeurs de l'amour, Prise de Parole,
- 1988 : Poèmes anglais Prise de parole,
- 1988 : Amour ambulance, Écrits des forges,
- 1995 : Un pépin de pomme sur un poêle à bois, Prise de parole, Prix Champlain,
- 1997 : L'effet de la pluie poussée par le vent sur les bâtiments, Docteur Sax,
- 1997 : La fissure de la fiction, Prise de Parole, Prix de poésie des Terrasses Saint-Sulpice,
- 1999 : Rouleaux de printemps, Prise de parole,
- 2001 : Bleu comme un feu, Prise de parole,
- 2002 : Hennissements, Prise de parole,
- 2004 : Grosse guitare rouge, livre cd avec René Lussier, Prise de parole,
- 2005 : Désâmé, Prise de parole,
- 2007 : En temps et lieux, L'Oie de Cravan,
- 2008 : Homme invisible (L') / The Invisible Man suivi de Les cascadeurs de l'amour, Prise de parole,
- 2008 : Décalage, Prise de parole,
- 2008 : En temps et lieux 2, L'Oie de Cravan,
- 2009 : En temps et lieux 3, L'Oie de Cravan,
- 2011 : Pour de vrai, L'Oie de Cravan.
- 2013 : Les abats du jour, L'Oie de Cravan.
- 2013 : Sudbury poèmes 1979–1985, BCF poésie, Prise de parole
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Harvey, Audrey (26 April 2016). "Patrice Desbiens". The Canadian Encyclopedia. Archived from the original on 23 January 2025. Retrieved 30 June 2026.
- ↑ "Patrice Desbiens [Auteurs contemporains]". auteurs.contemporain.info. Archived from the original on 17 February 2026. Retrieved 30 June 2026.