When the poet Gaston Miron learned about his grandfather's illiteracy

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Gaston Miron, between 1943 and 1947, while he was preparing a religious career. © Wikimedia Creative Commons / public domain

By: Pascal Paradou

The Quebecer Gaston Miron (1928-1996) could have embarked on a religious career if he had not been overtaken by poetry. In this archive, he recounts his discovery of his grandfather's illiteracy which led him to write, and his attachment to the French language.

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