Nicole Brossard
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Nicole Brossard at the award ceremony for the National Order of Quebec in June 2013.
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November 27, 1943 Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| Nationality | French-Canadian |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Known for | Poet and novelist |
| Awards | O.C. |
Nicole Brossard, O.C. (born November 27, 1943) is a leading French-Canadian formalist poet and novelist.
She lives in Outremont, a suburb of Montreal, Canada.
Brossard wrote her first collection in 1965, Aube à la saison. The collection L'Echo bouge beau marked a break in the evolution of her poetry that included an open and active participation in numerous cultural events (such as poetry recitals). In 1975, she participated in a meeting of writers on women, a point marking both a more activist role in the feminist struggle and writing a poetry that becomes more personal in tone and subjectivity. There are two poles in her writing, both aesthetic and political: on the one hand its modernism and avant-gardism; and on the other a sensual and activist writing that shows a commitment to a feminist consciousness.
Brossard founded a feminist newspaper, Les têtes de pioches, and wrote a play Le nef des sorcières (first performed in 1976). In 1982, she founded a publishing house: L'Intégrale éditrice.
The Nicole Brossard archives are located in downtown Montreal at the Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec.
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