Rodney Saint-Éloi
Haitian-Canadian poet
Rodney Saint-Éloi | |
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| Born | Cavaellon, Haiti |
| Occupation | poet |
| Nationality | Haitian-Canadian |
| Period | 2010s-present |
| Notable works | Jacques Roche, je t'écris cette lettre, Je suis la fille du baobab brûlé |
Rodney Saint-Éloi is a Haitian-Canadian poet.[1] He is a two-time nominee for the Governor General's Award for French-language poetry, at the 2013 Governor General's Awards for Jacques Roche, je t'écris cette lettre[2] and at the 2016 Governor General's Awards for Je suis la fille du baobab brûlé.[3]
Born and raised in Cavaellon, Haiti, he moved to Montreal in 2001.[4] He was a founder of the Haitian publishing company Éditions Mémoire in 1991,[5] and has published poetry collections including J'avais une ville d’eau, de terre et d'arc-en-ciel heureux (1999), J’ai un arbre dans ma pirogue (2003) and Récitatif au pays des ombres (2011).[5]
References
- ^ "Rodney Saint-Éloi et la littérature comme éveil à l'humanité". Radio-Canada, November 5, 2016.
- ^ "Les finalistes des GG 2013 sont connus". Radio-Canada, October 2, 2013.
- ^ "Les finalistes des Prix littéraires du gouverneur général sont dévoilés". Radio-Canada, October 4, 2016.
- ^ "Haiti - Literature : Rodney Saint-Éloi finalist for the Governor General's Award 2013". Haiti Libre, October 20, 2013.
- ^ a b "Rodney Saint-Éloi received the Prix Charles Biddle". Haiti Libre, September 14, 2012.
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