User:MrLinkinPark333/sandbox/Georgette Leblanc (poet)

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Early life and education[edit]

Leblanc was born in St. Marys Bay, Nova Scotia on 27 April 1977.[1] Growing up, LeBlanc took part in theatre and dance.[2] During high school, LeBlanc applied to become a page for the Parliament of Canada but did not receive the position.[3]

For her post-secondary education, LeBlanc first earned a Bachelor of Arts from the Université Sainte-Anne in the late 1990s.[4] After studying musical development for a master's degree, LeBlanc went to the University of Louisiana at Lafayette and specialized in French.[1]

Career[edit]

In January 2018, LeBlanc was selected to replace George Elliott Clarke as the Canadian Parliamentary Poet Laureate.[5] At the start of her tenure, LeBlanc wrote a poem for International Women's Day.[3] Additional subjects that LeBlanc wrote as poet laureate between 2018 to 2019 were about Gord Downie and Centre Block.[6]


Apart from poetry, LeBlnac began teaching in 2007 for Université Sainte-Anne.[2] In 2012, LeBlanc was a co-writer of the last season of Belle-Baie, which aired on Ici Radio-Canada Télé.[7][8] That year, LeBlanc was a featured singer on Radio Radio's album Havre de Grâce.[9][10]

Themes and inspirations[edit]

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For Le Grand Feu, LeBlanc used a fictional work by Alphonse Deveau as a basis for her book about the 1820 St. Marys Bay, Nova Scotia fire.[11]


Some poets that LeBlanc cited as inspirations include Herménégilde Chiasson, Philip Levine, Al Purdy, and Lorna Crozier.[12]

Honours and personal life[edit]

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With Alma, LeBlanc won the 2007 Prix littéraire Antonine-Maillet–Acadie Vie.[13]

In 2017, LeBlanc received the Prix Champlain for Le Grand Feu.[14]


For nominations, Prudent was a nominee for the Governor General's Award for French-language poetry in 2014.[15]

In her personal life, LeBlanc has three children.[16]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Lonergan, David (2010). Paroles d'Acadie: anthologie de la littérature acadienne, 1958-2009 [Words of Acadia: anthology of Acadian literature, 1958-2009] (in French). Éditions Prise de parole. p. 410. ISBN 9782894232569. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Georgette LeBlanc". Nova Scotia Masterworks Awards Foundation. 28 February 2012. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
  3. ^ a b Press, Jordan (2 April 2018). "Georgette LeBlanc looks to raise profile of parliamentary poet laureate". The Toronto Star. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
  4. ^ "Alma and Amédé – Georgette Leblanc". Nova Scotia Masterworks Awards Foundation. 27 February 2012. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
  5. ^ Zimonjic, Peter (24 January 2018). "Georgette LeBlanc named Canada's new parliamentary poet laureate". CBC News. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
  6. ^ "Georgette Leblanc". Library of Parliament. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
  7. ^ Leclerc, Yves (21 April 2012). "Bouleversements en série". Le Journal de Québec (in French). Retrieved 16 January 2021.
  8. ^ "Archives | Belle-Baie". Radio-Canada.ca (in French). Retrieved 16 January 2021.
  9. ^ Lemieux, Marc-André (11 April 2012). "Sentiment d'appartenance". Le Journal de Montreal (in French). Retrieved 16 January 2021.
  10. ^ Gratton, Denis (20 April 2018). "La poète du peuple". Le Droit (in French). Retrieved 16 January 2021.
  11. ^ Mosseau, Sylvie (25 April 2016). "Gerogette LeBlanc lance son 4e roman poétique". Acadie Nouvelle (in French). Retrieved 16 January 2021.
  12. ^ "Meet Poet Laureate: Georgette Leblanc". Senate of Canada. 20 March 2018. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
  13. ^ "Lauréats 2007". Prix littéraire Antonine-Maillet–Acadie Vie (in French). Retrieved 16 January 2021.
  14. ^ Mosseau, Sylvie (1 February 2017). "Georgette LeBlanc remporte le Prix Champlain". Acadie Nouvelle (in French). Retrieved 16 January 2021.
  15. ^ "3 Nova Scotians in running for Governor General's Awards". CBC News. 7 October 2014. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
  16. ^ McMillan, Elizabeth (28 January 2018). "Georgette LeBlanc hopes to inspire Canadians through poetry". CBC News. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
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