Alphonse Piché
| Alphonse Piché | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Born |
14 February 1917 Chicoutimi |
| Died | 1 January 1998 |
| Language | French |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Genre | poetry |
| Notable awards | 1976 Governor General's Awards |
Alphonse Piché (14 February 1917 Chicoutimi – 1 January 1998) was a Canadian poet. He won a 1976 Governor General's Awards.
Life
He studied at the Saint-Joseph seminairy.[1] He lived most of his life in Trois-Rivières. His poetry addresses the themes of the people struggling with the agonies and joys of everyday life. He lived long near the St. Lawrence River on which he sailed. His latest collection deliver the words of a man in love with life, in the face of old age and death.
His papers are held at the Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec.[2]
A poetry prize is named for him.[3]
Awards
- 1947 - Prix David, Ballades de la petite extrace
- 1966 - Grand prix littéraire de la Société Saint-Jean-Baptiste de la Mauricie
- 1976 - Prix littéraire du Gouverneur général du Canada, Poèmes 1946-1950
- 1989 - Prix Ludger-Duvernay
- 1992 - Membre de l'Ordre du Canada
Works
- Ballades de la petite extrace, Editions Fernand Pilon, 1946
- Remous, F. Pilon, 1947
- Voie d'eau, F. Pilon, 1950
- Poèmes 1946-1966, Editions du Bien Public, 1966
- Poèmes 1946-1968, Éditions de l'Hexagone, 1976
- Dernier Profil 1982
- Fenêtre/Haïku L. Lavoie Maheux, 1986
- Le choix d'Alphonse Piché dans l'œuvre d'Alphonse Piché, Les Presses Laurentiennes, 1987, ISBN 9782890150546
- Sursis, Écrit forges, 1987, ISBN 9782890461215
- Fables, L'Hexagone, 1989, ISBN 9782890063532
- Néant fraternel, Écrits des Forges, 1991, ISBN 9782890462298
- Retour, Ecrits des Forges, 1997, ISBN 9782890464506
Notes
- ↑ http://agora.qc.ca/thematiques/mort/dossiers/picher_alphonse
- ↑ "Description fonds - Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec". pistard.banq.qc.ca. Retrieved 2015-11-03.
- ↑ "Prix Piché de Poésie de l'Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières". www.fiptr.com. Retrieved 2015-11-03.
External links
- http://www.espacepoetique.com/ChoixP/alphonsepiche2.html
- http://www.litterature.org/recherche/ecrivains/piche-alphonse-375/
- This article incorporates information from the equivalent article on the French Wikipedia.
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