Hélène Dorion

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Hélène Dorion is a poet, novelist, and essayist. The author of nearly forty books translated into fifteen languages, she has received major literary honors, including a Prix Athanase-David—the highest literary distinction in Québec—and a Grand Prix de Poésie of the Académie française.

poetry-magazineFrom the magazine:From “Cœurs, comme livres d’amour” [“Le monde, comme l’île enserrée”]

poetry-magazineFrom the magazine:From “Cœurs, comme livres d’amour” [“Nous passons,—des volées d’oies blanches”]

poetry-magazineFrom the magazine:From “Cœurs, comme livres d’amour” [“Tu t’éveilles parmi les éclats d’obscurité”]

poetry-magazineFrom the magazine:From “Hearts, Books of Love” [“The world, like that island enclosed”]

poetry-magazineFrom the magazine:From “Hearts, Books of Love” [“We pass through,—flocks of white geese”]

poetry-magazineFrom the magazine:From “Hearts, Books of Love” [“You wake amid bursts of darkness”]

From the magazine:
From “Cœurs, comme livres d’amour” [“Le monde, comme l’île enserrée”]

From the magazine:
From “Cœurs, comme livres d’amour” [“Nous passons,—des volées d’oies blanches”]

From the magazine:
From “Cœurs, comme livres d’amour” [“Tu t’éveilles parmi les éclats d’obscurité”]

From the magazine:
From “Hearts, Books of Love” [“The world, like that island enclosed”]

From the magazine:
From “Hearts, Books of Love” [“We pass through,—flocks of white geese”]

From the magazine:
From “Hearts, Books of Love” [“You wake amid bursts of darkness”]