Nationality French Canadian Role Poet Occupation Writer Education Universite de Montreal | Known for Poet and novelist Awards Order of Canada Name Nicole Brossard | |
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Born November 27, 1943 (age 80) ( 1943-11-27 ) Books Mauve Desert, Picture Theory, Lovhers, Baroque at dawn, Notebook of Roses and Civili Similar People Daphne Marlatt, Louise Dupre, Wanda Coleman, Magda Carneci, Norma Cole | ||
Nicole brossard by charles bernstein
Nicole Brossard, O.C. (born November 27, 1943) is a leading French-Canadian formalist poet and novelist.
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- Nicole brossard by charles bernstein
- Robert majzels and erin moure read from notebook of roses and civilization poems of nicole brossard
- Life and work
- References
She lives in Outremont, a suburb of Montreal, Canada.
Robert majzels and erin moure read from notebook of roses and civilization poems of nicole brossard
Life and work
Brossard wrote her first collection in 1965, Aube à la saison. The collection L'Echo bouge beau marked a break in the evolution of her poetry that included an open and active participation in numerous cultural events (such as poetry recitals). In 1975, she participated in a meeting of writers on women, a point marking both a more activist role in the feminist struggle and writing a poetry that becomes more personal in tone and subjectivity. There are two poles in her writing, both aesthetic and political: on the one hand its modernism and avant-gardism; and on the other a sensual and activist writing that shows a commitment to a feminist consciousness.
Brossard founded a feminist newspaper, Les têtes de pioches, and wrote a play Le nef des sorcières (first performed in 1976). In 1982, she founded a publishing house: L'Intégrale éditrice.
The Nicole Brossard archives are located in downtown Montreal at the Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec.
