Tony Tremblay
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French Canadian
French Canadian or Francophone Canadian, , generally refers to the descendents of French colonists who arrived in New France in the 17th and 18th centuries...
poet, writer, spoken word
Spoken word
Spoken word is a form of poetry that often uses alliterated prose or verse and occasionally uses metered verse to express social commentary. Traditionally it is in the first person, is from the poet’s point of view and is themed in current events....
artist, journalist and radio personality, born in Jonquière, Quebec
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
in 1968, and now living in Montreal.
Tony Tremblay is the co-founder of Exit poetry magazine. He was awarded the prestigious Émile-Nelligan prize in 1998, and the Salon du livre du Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean award for his poetry book Rue Pétrole-Océan.
Producer, radio host, TV reporter, publisher, blogger and webmaster, Tony Tremblay also occasionally performs his poetry live on stage, alone or with musicians. Tony Tremblay performed his poetry all across the province of Quebec, in Canada, and in France.
Among other shows, Tony Tremblay is famous for his performances as a host of the Night Shift series during the Festival Voix d'Amériques, a poetry and spoken word
Spoken word
Spoken word is a form of poetry that often uses alliterated prose or verse and occasionally uses metered verse to express social commentary. Traditionally it is in the first person, is from the poet’s point of view and is themed in current events....
event held in Montreal during winter.
Tony Tremblay's bibliography
- Rock Land, Montréal, l'Hexagone, 2006 - ISBN 2-89006-778-5
- Rue Pétrole-Océan (new edition - first published in 1998), Montréal, l'Hexagone, 2004 - ISBN 2-89006-723-8
- Des receleurs, Montréal, l'Hexagone, 2001 - ISBN 2-89006-657-6
- Contagion, Trois-Rivières, Écrits des Forges, 1996 - ISBN 2-89046-417-2
External links
- dieu diesel Tony Tremblay's blog (in French)
- éditions de l'Hexagone Tony Tremblay's publisher (in French)
- Écrits des Forges Écrits des Forges: poetry publisher from Trois-Rivières
- Tony Tremblay on ARTV video on YouTube: Tony Tremblay on Mange ta ville TV show (in French)