Conversation: Ce qui gravite autour

A daughter of the Lanaudière countryside, Isabelle Gaudet-Labine has lived and worked in Montréal for over twenty years. Author of several poetry books, she offers a voice that is both powerful and subtle — one that stands firm in the face of all that turns to ashes.

Born in 1986, Nelly Desmarais hails from Richelieu, in the Montérégie region. She holds a Master's degree in literature from the Université du Québec à Montréal, where she is currently pursuing doctoral studies. She worked in publishing for twelve years. Her book of poems Marche à voix basse, published by Quartanier in 2022, won the Émile-Nelligan prize.

Héloïse Husquinet is an author, performer, and researcher. She lives between Montreal and Brussels. Her career combines poetic writing, feminist studies research, and contemporary dance. She is interested in the links between sensation, speech, and lived space, paying particular attention to the body as a place of stories, power, and storytelling. She has published texts in magazines and presented performances at poetry festivals in Quebec and Belgium.