Georgette Leblanc
Born (1977-04-21) April 21, 1977 (age 46)
Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec
Occupationpoet, translator
NationalityCanadian
Notable worksAlma, Prudent

Georgette LeBlanc (born April 27, 1977) is a Canadian poet and translator, most noted for serving as the Canadian Parliamentary Poet Laureate in 2018 and 2019.[1]

Born in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec, and raised in Baie-Sainte-Marie, Nova Scotia,[2] she was educated at Université Sainte-Anne and the University of Louisiana at Lafayette.[1] Her first poetry collection, Alma, was published in 2006,[3] and won the Prix Félix-Leclerc de la poésie in 2007.[4]

She won the Governor General's Award for English to French translation at the 2020 Governor General's Awards for her translation of Susan Goyette's poetry collection Ocean.[5] She was also previously nominated for the Governor General's Award for French-language poetry at the 2014 Governor General's Awards for her own poetry collection Prudent.[2]

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References

  1. ^ a b Dory Cerny, "Georgette LeBlanc named Canada’s new parliamentary poet laureate". Quill & Quire, February 13, 2018.
  2. ^ a b Peter Zimonjic, "Georgette LeBlanc named Canada's new parliamentary poet laureate". CBC News, January 14, 2018.
  3. ^ Désiré Nyela, "LeBlanc Georgette, Alma, Moncton, Éditions Perce-Neige, collection « Poésie », 2006, 112 p. ISBN 978-2-922992-41-0". Port Acadie, Vol. 22-23 (Fall 2012). pp. 259–262
  4. ^ "Georgette LeBlanc remporte un prix prestigieux". Radio-Canada, September 6, 2007.
  5. ^ "La Québécoise Sophie Létourneau lauréate d’un Prix littéraire du Gouverneur général". Ici Radio-Canada Nouveau-Brunswick, June 1, 2021.
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