Vigil Poems: Volume 43 (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781771833318)

Born in 1938, Jean Royer served as literary critic at the Devoir between 1971 and 1982. He also took over Les éditions de l'Hexagone after the death of Gaston Miron. Royer was the president of the Académie des lettres du Québec from 1998 to 2004. His archives can be found at the Bibliothèque et Archives nationale du Québec. In 2014, he won the Prix Athanase-David, the most prestigious award given to writers in Quebec. A selection of essays translated by Daniel Sloate was published by Guernica Editions in 1996. Poet, novelist, essayist, translator, Antonio D'Alfonso won the Trillium Award, the Bressani Award, and the New York Independent Film Award for his film, Bruco. He holds a Ph.D. from the University of Toronto. In 2016, he received a Honorary Doctorate from Athabasca University.