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