Robert Guy Choquette

Robert Guy Choquette (born April 22, 1905, Manchester, New Hampshire, U.S.—died January 22, 1991, Montreal, Quebec, Canada) was an American-born French Canadian writer whose work was regarded as revolutionary. He influenced an entire younger generation of poets and contributed greatly to the development of radio and television in Quebec. Choquette moved to Montreal at age eight. His first collection of poetry, À travers les vents (1925; “Through the Winds”), won him a reputation based on...