Blanche Lamontagne-Beauregard, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Blanche Lamontagne-Beauregard

poet

Date of Birth: 13-Jan-1889

Place of Birth: Les Escoumins, Quebec, Canada

Date of Death: 25-May-1958

Profession: writer, poet

Nationality: Canada

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn


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About Blanche Lamontagne-Beauregard

  • Blanche Lamontagne-Beauregard (January 13, 1889 – May 25, 1958) was a Canadian poet. She was born in Les Escoumins, QuĂ©bec, and attended various convent schools before taking classes around 1910 at the École d'enseignement secondaire pour les jeunes filles (which became the Collège Marguerite-Bourgeoys in 1926 and borrowed much of its curriculum from UniversitĂ© Laval).
  • She may have studied literature at the University of Montreal.
  • Her first poetry collection, Visions gaspĂ©siennes (1913), received the Prix de la SociĂ©tĂ© du parler français au Canada.
  • After her marriage with lawyer Hector Beauregard in July 1920, she was able to devote herself to writing.
  • She belongs to QuĂ©bec's regionalist school of writing and drew largely upon the folklore of the GaspĂ© peninsula.

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