- Source: Laurent Poliquin
Laurent Poliquin (born June 12, 1975) is a Franco-Manitoban poet, visual artist, educator and a community activist. He is a member of the Green Party of Canada.
Biography
He studied philosophy at the University of Quebec at Trois-Rivières and completed a MA in French studies at the University of British Columbia. In 1999, he moved to Winnipeg and completed a Bachelor of Education at Université de Saint-Boniface, for which he was awarded the prestigious Government of France Award. He works as a journalist and radio host before becoming a teacher. In 2008, he began a doctorate in French studies at the University of Manitoba (Canada) after holding editorial functions at Éditions des Plaines (2003–2009). In 2009 he was introduce as a member of the research center Young People's Text and Culture of the University of Winnipeg (CRYTC) and works as an editor for the international journal Youth: Young People, Texts, Cultures. He is also an honorary member of the International Scientific Council of the magazine Otago French Notes of New Zealand. He is the author of fifteen books.
Winner of the Alliance Française Award in Molsheim (Alsace) in 2002, Poliquin participated in the Toronto International Book Fair (2003), the Salon du livre de Paris (2007), the Trois-Rivières International Poetry Festival (2001, 2003 and 2005) and the Winnipeg International Writers Festival (2001 to 2010). His poems have been published in Quebec (Le Sabord, Moebius and Ellipse), in Canada (Contemporary Verse 2, Canadian Literature) in France (Poésie sur Seine, Casse-Pieds, Le Temps des Cerises) and Italy (Ibiskos Editrice Risolo).
Laurent Poliquin's artistic journey is a vibrant exploration between words and colors, establishing an innovative bridge between poetry and the visual arts. His academic training includes a certificate in Postwar Abstract Painting from the Museum of Modern Art in New York, expertise in contemporary art practice from Cornell University, and a solid foundation in arts management acquired at HEC Montréal. With a PhD in Literary Studies from the University of Manitoba, Poliquin fuses his academic skills with a deep passion for artistic expression.
His work has been exhibited in renowned galleries around the world. In October 2023, Artpal in San Francisco welcomed his creations, followed by Gallea in Montreal in November 2023. The Maison des artistes visuels francophones in Saint-Boniface was the venue for his presentation on November 30, 2023. In December 2023, Poliquin received the Artistic Excellence Award from the Circle Quarterly Art Review Magazine Contest for his piece entitled "La petite princesse jaune".
His artistic exploration also extends to international exhibitions, including "Moonshadows" at Galerie Monat in Madrid from November 20 to December 3, 2023, and "The body language" at the Venice International Art Fair in January–February 2024.
His singular career represents a harmonious symbiosis between literature and the visual arts, exploring the frontiers of contemporary creativity.
Works
= Poetry
=Volute velours, Éditions des Plaines, 2001
L'ondoiement du désir, Éditions des Plaines, 2003
Le vertigo du tremble, Éditions des Plaines, 2005
La Métisse filante, Éditions L'Harmattan, 2008
Orpailleur de bisous, Éditions L'Interligne, 2010
Marchand d'intensité, Éditions L'Harmattan, 2012
Le maniement des larmes, Éditions des Plaines, 2013
De l'amuïssement des certitudes, Jacques André Éditeur, 2014 (Rue-Deschambault Literary Award)
Voyageur des interstices, L'Harmattan, 2018
L'ivresse fragile de l'aube, L'Harmattan, 2021
Le petit bruit du poème, Éditions du Blé, 2022
L’acharnement des ruines, Les Impliqués éditeur, 2023
Sur les sentiers brulants du vertige, Éditions du Blé, 2024
= Essay
=La quête du séducteur ou le messianisme diabolique, Primo Mobile éditeur, 2012
De l'impuissance à l'autonomie. Évolution culturelle et enjeux identitaires des minorités canadiennes-françaises, Prise de Parole, 2017.
Les foudres du silence : l'estomac fragile de la littérature francophone au Canada, L'Harmattan, 2019.
= Short stories
=Litterarum virus, Primo Mobile éditeur, 2016
= Collective works
=L'Autre en mémoire, directed by Dominique Laporte, Presses de l'Université Laval, 2006.
La Joie, an anthology prepared by Danielle Shelton, Paris / Montreal, cherries Time / Sayings 2006.
Aria Acqua Terre Fuoco anthology established by Gabriella Valera Gruber, Florence, Ibiskos Editrice Risolo 2006.
Plaisir du texte, texte de plaisir : l'oeuvre de J.R. Léveillé, directed by Lise Gaboury-Diallo, Presses Universitaires de Saint-Boniface, 2007.
Saint-Boniface 1908–2008 : reflets d'une ville, directed by André Fauchon and Carol J. Harvey, Presses Universitaires de Saint-Boniface, 2008
Sillons : hommage à Gabrielle Roy directed by Lise Gaboury-Diallo, Éditions du Blé 2009.
Transplanter le Canada : Semailles / Transplanting Canada: Seedlings, directed by Marie Carrière and Jerry White, Edmonton, Canadian Literature Centre, 2009
Littératures francophones minoritaires (Canada, 1999–2010) : Entretiens et textes , directed by Catherine Parayre, Vienna, Praesens Verlag, 2011.
Nous, la multitude, anthology established by Françoise Coulmin, Paris: Le Temps des cerises, 2011.
Against innocence: Aesthetics of children's literature in commitment, directed by Britta Benert and P. Clermont, Frankfurt am Main: Peter Lang Verlag, 2011
Paroles francophones de l'Ouest et du Nord canadiens, directed by Carol Harvey, Presses Universitaires de Saint-Boniface, 2012.
Étoiles et planètes, anthology established by André Desforges, Bordeaux, Les dossiers d'Aquitaine, 2012.
La francophonie de la Colombie-Britannique : mémoire et fiction, directed by Guy Poirier, Ottawa: Éditions David, 2012.
Les institutions littéraires en question dans la franco-amérique , edited by B. Doyon-Gosselin, D. Bélanger and C. Bérard, Laval University Press, 2014.
Cancer, le poète ne meurt jamais, anthology established by Regroupement des poètes francophones engagés pour la paix et la liberté, Rotterdam, Les Engagés Editions, 2017.
Bref! 150 nouvelles pancanadiennes, directed by Charles Leblanc, Editions du Blé, 20
Interview
Une entrevue avec Laurent Poliquin, interview with Nina Berkhout CV2, vol. 30, no 1, summer 2007, p. 58-62.
Une poétique assumée: rencontre avec Laurent Poliquin, interview with Perrine Foucault, L'Harmattan, May 2018.
Entretien avec Laurent Poliquin par Bianca Deshaies, Milwaukee Review, vol. 92, July 2021, p. 42-49.
Awards and distinctions
2023: Artistic Excellence Award from the Circle Quarterly Art Review Magazine Contest for his piece entitled "La petite princesse jaune"
2018: Léopold Sédar Senghor International Poetry Prize
2018: Canada Prize for ''De l'impuissance à l'autonomie'', finalist
2016: Humanities Federation Scholarly Publishing Award for ''De l'impuissance à l'autonomie''
2015: Rue-Deschambault Literary Award for De l'amuïssement des certitudes
2015: Aqua Books Lansdowne Prize for Poetry De l'amuïssement des certitudes, shortlisted
2013: Aqua Books Lansdowne Prize for Poetry Marchand d'intensité, shortlisted
2009–2012: Doctoral Scholarship Joseph-Armand Bombardier SSHRC
2011: Margaret R. Pope Scholarship, University of Manitoba
2011: Writing Fellowship from the Winnipeg Arts Council
2010: Dr. Anita K. Ross Scholarship, University of Manitoba
2009: Aqua Books Lansdowne Prize for Poetry La Métisse filante, shortlisted
2008: Marcel Richard Award, University of Manitoba
2006: Duino Castle International Poetry Prize (Italy) to La Metisse filante, shortlisted
2001: Alliance française Award (Molsheim, France)
2001: Government of France Award
Electoral record
References
Content in this edit is translated from the existing French Wikipedia article at fr:Laurent Poliquin; see its history for attribution.
External links
Official website
www.mixcloud.com/Classiquequejaime