Springtime of Spoken Words
Poems by Cécile Cloutier
- Publisher
- Dundurn Press
- Initial publish date
- Mar 1979
- Category
- Canadian, General, Women Authors
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9780888820488
- Publish Date
- Mar 1979
- List Price
- $9.95
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Description
Elm, maple, ash
My country carries the names of saints
Lévesque, Lapointe, Chamberland, Vigneault
We will give her the names of men
Maria, Eve, Rachel, Pascale
We will give her the first names of women
Here, for the first time in English, are the poems of Cécile Cloutier. The images are sharp, the metaphors suggestive, the poetry impressionistic and evocative of the poet’s Quebec past. Since 1964, Cécile Cloutier has taught French at the University of Toronto. These poems have been selected from seven of her collections and translated from the French by Alexandre L. Amprimoz who, as well as being a philologist, has published collections of poetry in both French and English.
About the authors
Cécile Cloutier is a Québec-born poet. She studied literature at the University of Paris and holds a doctorate from the Sorbonne and a Masters in Philosophy from McMaster University. She has taught at the Universities of Ottawa, Laval, and Toronto. She has studied several languages including Sanskrit , the Eskimo and Chinese.
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As well as being a philologist, Alexandre L. Amprimoz has published collections of poetry in both French and English.