Poetry Talk: ”I am writing to you from a house of wind”
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French Canadian poet Andréane Frenette-Vallières and Finnish Swedish poet Tua Forsström meet and talk about their writing, about translation and their respective relationship to the northern landscape. Welcome to an afternoon of poetry in English with readings in French and Swedish.
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About the Authors
Andréane Frenette-Vallières is a poet and essayist living in Québec. Her books, Tu choisiras les montagnes, Sestrales and Juillet, le Nord form a writing cycle marked by a feminist approach linked to north-coastal nature of Québec. Winner of the Félix-Leclerc Prize for poetry with Juillet, le Nord (2019), she has twice been a finalist for the Prix des libraires (2021, 2023) and twice for the Prix Émile-Nelligan (2021, 2023). Her most recent essay, Tu choisiras les montagnes (Éditions du Noroît), won the Grand Prix du livre de Montréal 2023 and the Prix Spirale Eva-le-Grand 2023.
Tua Forsström is one of the most notable poets from the Nordic countries and has recieved many prestigious awards: Nordiska Rådets litteraturpris (1998), De nios stora pris (2007), Bellmanpriset (2003) Edith Södergran-priset (1988), Pro Finlandia–medaljen (1991) and Svenska Akademiens Finlandspris (1992). Her latest book, Anteckningar, is a small but expansive poetry collection about loss.
