Fernand Ouellette

He died on 3 February 2026, at the age of 95.

The recorded working language is French. The field of work recorded is literature and poetry. Work by Fernand Ouellette is recorded in the collections of print collection of the national Library of BAnQ. Distinctions recorded are Knight of the National Order of Quebec, Governor General's Award for French-language non-fiction, Prix Athanase-David and Prix Alain-Grandbois.

• Poetry • These angels of blood, Montreal, L'Hexagone, 1955 • Sequences of the wing, Montreal, L'Hexagone, 1958 • The sun in death, Montreal, L'Hexagone, 1965; The sun in death (preceded wing Sequences and radiographs), Montreal, Typo 1995 • In the dark, Montreal, L'Hexagone, 1967 • Poetry (1953-1971), Montreal, The Hexagon 1972 • Wanderings, Montreal, Editions Bourguignon, 1975 • Here, there, light, Montreal, The Hexagon 1977 • In short, Montreal, Editions Parallel 1979 • In the night, the sea (1972-1980), Montreal, The Hexagon 1981 • Awakenings, Obsidian, Montreal, with nine lithographs by Léon Bellefleur, 1982 • Nella Notte, Il Mare altre poetry, translated from Italian by Antonella Emina Martinetto, Rome, Bulzoni Editore, 1986 • Clocks, Montreal / Seyssel, Hexagon / Champ Vallon, 1987; Typo 1988; Typo 2007 • Wells of light, trans. English Barry Callaghan and Ray Ellenwood, Toronto, Exile Editions, 1989 • Beyond the passage, Montreal, The Hexagon 1997 • Selection of poems (1955-1997), presenting Georges Leroux, Montreal, coll. "the lily", Fides, 2000 • The unforgettable, Chronicle I, Montreal, L'Hexagone, 2005 • The unforgettable, Chronicle II, Montreal, L'Hexagone, 2006 • The unforgettable, Chronicle III, Montreal, L'Hexagone, 2007 • The wide presence, Montreal, L'Hexagone, 2008 • The Steep, Volume I, Montreal, L'Hexagone, 2009 • The Steep, Volume II, Montreal, L'Hexagone, 2009 • The Absent, Éditions du passage, illustrated with 34 works on paper by Christian Gardair, Montreal, 2010 • Wake of the addition (choice of poems 1953-2008), preface by Georges Leroux, Montreal, Typo, 2010 • At the extreme of the time (2010-2012 poems), Montreal, L'Hexagone, 2013 • Hours, translated from English by Antonio D'Alfonso, Toronto, Buffalo, Lancaster, coll. "Essential translation", Guernica Editions, 2014. • Progress towards the invisible, Montreal, L'Hexagone, 2015 • Novels • You intensely watched Genevieve, Montreal, Les Quinze, 1978; Introducing Joseph Bonenfant, Montreal, Typo 1990 • The bright death, Montreal, Les Quinze, 1980; Presentation by Pierre Ouellet, Typo 1992 • Lucie or one afternoon in November, Montreal, Boreal, 1985 • Non-Fiction • Edgard Varèse. A Musical Biography. London: Calder and Boyars, 1973