Pierre DesRuisseaux
Pierre DesRuisseaux (7 July 1945 – 18 January 2016) was a Canadian poet. He was named the fourth Canadian Parliamentary Poet Laureate on April 28, 2009. DesRuisseaux graduated with a degree in philosophy from the Université de Montréal.
Pierre DesRuisseaux
- Born
- 1945 · Sherbrooke.
- Died
- 2016 · Pointe-Calumet.
- Nationality
- Canada
- Occupation
- poet · translator · journalist · essayist · novelist · writer
- Education
- Université de Montréal
- Honours
- Governor General's Award for French-language poetry
- Languages
- French
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Pierre DesRuisseaux (7 July 1945 – 18 January 2016) was a Canadian poet. He was named the fourth Canadian Parliamentary Poet Laureate on April 28, 2009. DesRuisseaux graduated with a degree in philosophy from the Université de Montréal.
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Born at Sherbrooke in 1945, died in Pointe-Calumet in 2016.
Pierre DesRuisseaux studied at Université de Montréal. The recorded working language is French. Distinctions recorded are Governor General's Award for French-language poetry.
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