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'''Marie Uguay''' ([[April 22]], [[1955]] – [[October 26]], [[1981]]) was a [[French Canadian]] poet from the province of [[Quebec]]. Her first book of poetry was ''Signe et rumeur'' (1976).

She was born in the former town of [[Ville-Émard, Quebec|Ville-Émard]]. whichIt has now become a district of the city of [[Montreal]].

ADiagnosed victim ofwith [[bone cancer]], sheUguay had to have her right leg amputated at the age of 21. while sheShe was still undergoingstudying studiesliterature at the [[Université du Québec à Montréal]] in literature. She died of cancer at the age of 26, from cancer, on [[October 26]], [[1981]].

A cultural center in Ville-Émard was named for Uguay after her death. It still operates to day and also includes a public library.<ref>[http://ville.montreal.qc.ca/portal/page?_pageid=7757,84693629&_dad=portal&_schema=PORTAL "Bibliotheque Marie Uguay."] Retrieved October 13, 2011.</ref><ref>[http://ville.montreal.qc.ca/portal/page?_pageid=7757,84591580&_dad=portal&_schema=PORTAL "Maison de la culture Marie-Uguay."] Retrieved October 13, 2011.</ref>

A cultural center in Ville-Émard was named for Uguay after her death and is still open today.

==Childhood==

She was born with the namenamed '''Marie Lalonde'' at birth but eventually borrowedtook her maternal grandfather's namesurname in his honor. He was a violin teacher, an amateur ofin literature, and she viewed him as a role model.

She began writing very early, first writing stories for her pleasure. Soon she began writing poetry, as she appreciatedappreciating how full of life a text could become through poetic verses.

==Work==

Uguay's poetry is marked by her reflections on [[Québec separatism]], the [[feminist movement]], and on her illness. The critic [[Ben Libman]] has compared Uguay's prodigious brilliance to that of [[John Keats]] and [[Jules Laforgue]]. He writes "What astonishes about Uguay’s poetry, then, is not the maturity that, despite itself, is youthful but the youthfulness that, despite itself, is mature."<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.poetryfoundation.org/articles/156259/name-everything-for-the-first-time | title=Name Everything for the First Time by Ben Libman | date=19 August 2022 }}</ref>

==Bibliography==

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===Original works===

* ''Signe et rumeur'' ([[1976]])

* ''L'Outre-vie'' ([[1979]])

* ''Autoportraits'' ([[1982]]) (posthumous)

* ''Journal'' [[2005]] (posthumous)

===Works translated into English===

* ''Selected poems (1975-1981)'' (translated by [[Daniel Sloate]])

==External linksReferences==

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*http://ville-emard.com/MU/MU.html

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