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Georgette LeBlanc

Georgette LeBlanc, Parliamentary Poet Laureate 2018-2019

Georgette LeBlanc, Parliamentary Poet Laureate 2018-2019

Biography

Born in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec, Georgette LeBlanc grew up in Baie Sainte-Marie, Nova Scotia. She holds a Doctorate in Francophone Studies from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. Her published works include Alma (2007), Amédé (2010), Prudent (2013) (finalist for the 2014 Governor General’s Literary Award for poetry), and most recently, Le Grand Feu (2016), published by Éditions Perce-Neige, where she edits the poetry collection Acadie tropicale. She has collaborated on and contributed to theatrical, televisual and musical projects—including the screenplay for the television drama series Belle-Baie and to the albums Havre de Grâce (Radio Radio), Deuxième nation (Cy), Le couloir des ouragans (Vivian Audet) and ¾ (Arthur Comeau). Ms. LeBlanc has also self-published her own audio archives, Sadie: Les Archives sonores de Georgette LeBlanc vol.1. Her work has also appeared in various literary reviews, including Exit, Cousins de personne, Voix plurielles, Les Écrits and Estuaire. Ms. LeBlanc has also taught creative writing at her alma mater, Sainte-Anne University in Nova Scotia.

Film

  • Poetic film | Planet Clare (May 2019)

    • Poems

  • The Closing of Centre Block | The Closing of the Centre Block, or Village (field notes)  (January 2019)

  • Poem for Gord Downie | untitled - fieldnotes  (December 2018)

  • 2018 Calabash International Literature Festival | Le Grand Feu  (June 1 to June 3, 2018)

    Georgette LeBlanc


    From left to right: Kwame Dawes, Lorna Goodison (Jamaica), Tracy K. Smith (U.S.A), Georgette LeBlanc (Canada), Carol Ann Duffy (U.K.)

    Treasure Beach


  • Poem written for poetry | Why Poetry?  (March 27, 2018)

  • Poem written for International Women's Day | International Women's Day |   (March 2018)



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