Patrice Desbiens, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Patrice Desbiens

Canadian poet and musician

Date of Birth: 18-Mar-1948

Place of Birth: Timmins, Ontario, Canada

Profession: poet, musician

Nationality: Canada

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Patrice Desbiens (born 1948) is a Francophone Canadian poet.
He was born in Timmins, Ontario and began his career as a journalist.
Since making his literary debut in 1972, he has been regarded as one of Canada's most successful French-language poets.
He is associated with the founding of the publishing house Éditions Prise de parole and the Théâtre du Nouvel-Ontario in Sudbury, Ontario.
He has received many awards for his poetry, including the Prix Champlain in 1997 for Un pépin de pomme sur un poêle à bois and the Prix de poésie Terrasses Saint-Sulpice-Estuaire for La Fissure de la fiction in 1998.
He was also a finalist for the Governor General's Prize in 1985, for his book Dans l'après-midi cardiaque.