Myriam Cliche Explained

Myriam Cliche
Birth Date:	1961
Birth Place:	Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada
Occupation:	Poet Illustrator

Myriam Cliche (1961 – 18 November 2022) was a Canadian poet, illustrator, artisan, and linguist.^[1] She primarily wrote in French for the Montreal-based publishing house L'Oie de Cravan.

Biography

Cliche was the author of several books:

• La Voix de l'autre berger (1992)^[2]
• 1971 Oiseau (1996)^[3]
• Les peintures de forêt (2000)^[4]
• Fanette chaque jour (2002)^[5]
• Myriam et le loup (2005)^[6]
• Fleuve Russe (2008)^{[7] [8]}

Cliche also participated in several artistic projects. In 1986, she contributed to the production of the "La Calembredaine" software alongside Alain Bergeron, an artist and programmer.^[9] In October 1988, she presented the software at an artistic exhibition at the .^[10] In 1991, she began writing for the magazine Revue des animaux. The final edition of the magazine was published in June 2000.^[11] In 2002, she illustrated poem P'tite Peau, written by Karina Mancini.^[11]

Cliche died from cancer on 18 November 2022, at the age of 61.^[12]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Myriam Cliche. Actuel Services Funéraires. French.
2. Nouveautés québécoises. Érudit. 1994 . 55 . 4–82 . French.
3. Poésie. University of Toronto Quarterly. 1998 . 10.3138/utq.67.1.375 . French . Chamberland . Roger . 67 . 375–390 .
4. Yeux fertiles. Érudit. 2000 . 87 . 121–130 . French.
5. Web site: Myriam Cliche. Ricochet. June 2002 . French.
6. News: Bissonnette. Thierry. 27 August 2005. Poésie - Paysage en mutation. French. Le Devoir. 26 November 2022.
7. News: Gladel. Cecil. 18 May 2020. La poésie, une bouée pour les jeunes. French. Radio-Canada. 26 November 2022.
8. News: 29 January 2009. Les prix de l'Académie de la vie littéraire au tournant du vingt et unième siècle 2008. French. Doctorak, GO!. 26 November 2022.
9. Web site: Présentation du cédérom Liquidation, un photoroman nouveau genre. qc.ca. French.
10. Walter Benjamin Franklin Roosevelt bridge, projet. Érudit. 1995 . 63 . 72–76 . French . Côté . Philippe .
11. Web site: Catalogue général de la compagnie. L'Oie de Cravan. French. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20080602091522/http://www.oiedecravan.com/cat/catalogue.php?v=a&id=6&lang=fr. 2 June 2008.
12. News: Fontaine. Chantal. 22 November 2022. Décès de la poétesse Myriam Cliche. French. Les libraires. 26 November 2022.