Aline Poulin

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Aline Poulin
Born(1965-09-14)September 14, 1965
Sherbrooke, Quebec
DiedAugust 25, 2011(2011-08-25) (aged 45)
Granby, Quebec
Genrepoetry, prose poems

Aline Poulin (September 14, 1965 – August 25, 2011) was a writer in Quebec, Canada.[1]

She was born in Sherbrooke, Quebec and earned a bachelor's degree in literary and cultural studies and a master's degree and doctorate in French studies. Poulin worked as an archivist at the cultural centre of the University of Sherbrooke, as a researcher and editor at the Carrefour de solidarité internationale and as a literary reporter for radio station CFLX-FM. She also taught literature at the Cégep de Granby Haute-Yamaska.[2]

She received the Prix Alphonse-Piché [fr] in 1990 for Tête étreintes, the Prix Gaston-Gouin [fr] and the Prix Ronald-Gasparic for the poetry collection La Viole d'Ingres and second prize from the Grand prix littéraire de la ville de Sherbrooke [fr] for Dans la glace des autres.[2]

Poulin died in Granby from cancer at the age of 45.[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "La poète Aline Poulin s'est éteinte" (PDF). L'Unique (in French). Union des écrivaines et des écrivains québécois: 12. October 2011.
  2. ^ a b "Poulin, Aline" (in French). Infocentre littéraire des écrivains.