Claude Péloquin

Claude Péloquin (1942 – 25 November 2018)[1] was a Québécois poet, writer, singer, songwriter, screenwriter, and director.[2][3]

Péloquin published more than twenty books of poetry. He was also the author of many popular songs, including Robert Charlebois' Lindberg, for which he won the Félix Award in 1969.[3]

Career

Prolific multimedia artist, Claude Péloquin became known as part of the Quebec counterculture movement of the 1960s.

Péloquin wrote the lyrics to several well-known songs, including « Lindberg » (1968), composed and performed by Robert Charlebois, which won the Félix Award for Song of the Year.

He also wrote scripts, essays, novels, and created visual art, often blending poetic and political expression. Péloquin is widely remembered for the phrase « Vous êtes pas écœurés de mourir bande de caves? C’est assez! » displayed on a mural at the Montreal metro station Crémazie in 1967, which became emblematic of the Quiet Revolution’s spirit of social questioning. Throughout his career, he produced more than 20 collections of poetry and collaborated with major Québec cultural figures.

He died in Montreal at the age of 76.[4]

References

  1. ^ Le poète et parolier Claude Péloquin n’est plus (in French)
  2. ^ "Claude Péloquin" (in French). Québec Info Musique. Archived from the original on 23 May 2022. Retrieved 17 July 2010.
  3. ^ a b "Claude Péloquin" (in French). www.claudepeloquin.ca. Retrieved 17 July 2010.
  4. ^ https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/1138357/ecrivain-claude-peloquin-mort-poete
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