Originally from Port-au-Prince,[1] he is currently based in Toronto, Ontario, where he hosts the weekly world music show Franco découvertes on CHOQ-FM,[2] and serves as president of the Association des auteurs.res de l’Ontario français and founding president of the Association Haïti Futur-Canada.[3]
Osson has published three poetry collections, Efflorescences (2001), Envolées (2009)[4] and D'ici et d'ailleurs (2021),[5] and the travel memoir J’ai marché sur les étoiles: sept leçons apprises sur le chemin de Compostelle (2015).[6] Concurrently with the release D'ici et d'ailleurs, he also released an album of spoken word recitations of the book's poems with musical accompaniment by Dieufaite Charles and Fred Osson.[5]
His debut novel, Hubert le restavèk, was published in 2017,[7] and was followed by Le jour se lèvera in 2020 and Les Voix du chemin in 2021.[5]
In 2019, he was one of 37 Franco-Ontarian writers anthologized in Poèmes de la résistance, a collection of poetry about the controversial cuts to Franco-Ontarian cultural institutions by the government of Doug Ford.[8] In the same year, he was named by Ici Radio-Canada as one of the 25 most significant Black Canadian figures in Franco-Ontarian culture.[2]
Referencesedit
^ ab"Salon du livre de Toronto: Gabriel Osson remporte le prix Alain-Thomas". L'Express, February 23, 2021.
^ ab"Gabriel Osson, auteur et animateur radio à Toronto". Ici Radio-Canada, February 27, 2019.
^Annik Chalifour, "7e Salon du livre haïtien: sortir de l’ombre!". L'Express, December 9, 2020.
^Paul-François Sylvestre, "Chaque livre de Gabriel Osson est un contrat social". L'Express, October 18, 2019.
^ abcAnnik Chalifour, "Gabriel Osson en tournée: un CD de poèmes et deux nouveaux livres". L'Express, November 23, 2021.
^Constance Longobardi, "Gabriel Osson raconte son Chemin de Compostelle". L'Express, December 15, 2015.
^Raymond Desmarteau, "Hubert le restavèk : un roman coup de coeur de Gabriel Osson". Radio Canada International, March 18, 2017.
^Bienvenu Senga, "Poèmes de la résistance : 37 auteurs franco-ontariens dénoncent les compressions de Doug Ford". Ici Radio-Canada, May 8, 2019.
April 17, 2024
gabriel, osson, haitian, canadian, writer, broadcaster, whose, novel, jour, lèvera, prix, alain, thomas, from, salon, livre, toronto, 2021, bornport, prince, haitioccupationnovelist, poetnationalityhaitian, canadianperiod2000s, presentnotable, worksle, jour, l. Gabriel Osson is a Haitian Canadian writer and broadcaster whose novel Le jour se levera won the Prix Alain Thomas from the Salon du livre de Toronto in 2021 1 Gabriel OssonBornPort au Prince HaitiOccupationnovelist poetNationalityHaitian CanadianPeriod2000s presentNotable worksLe jour se leveraOriginally from Port au Prince 1 he is currently based in Toronto Ontario where he hosts the weekly world music show Franco decouvertes on CHOQ FM 2 and serves as president of the Association des auteurs res de l Ontario francais and founding president of the Association Haiti Futur Canada 3 Osson has published three poetry collections Efflorescences 2001 Envolees 2009 4 and D ici et d ailleurs 2021 5 and the travel memoir J ai marche sur les etoiles sept lecons apprises sur le chemin de Compostelle 2015 6 Concurrently with the release D ici et d ailleurs he also released an album of spoken word recitations of the book s poems with musical accompaniment by Dieufaite Charles and Fred Osson 5 His debut novel Hubert le restavek was published in 2017 7 and was followed by Le jour se levera in 2020 and Les Voix du chemin in 2021 5 In 2019 he was one of 37 Franco Ontarian writers anthologized in Poemes de la resistance a collection of poetry about the controversial cuts to Franco Ontarian cultural institutions by the government of Doug Ford 8 In the same year he was named by Ici Radio Canada as one of the 25 most significant Black Canadian figures in Franco Ontarian culture 2 References edit a b Salon du livre de Toronto Gabriel Osson remporte le prix Alain Thomas L Express February 23 2021 a b Gabriel Osson auteur et animateur radio a Toronto Ici Radio Canada February 27 2019 Annik Chalifour 7e Salon du livre haitien sortir de l ombre L Express December 9 2020 Paul Francois Sylvestre Chaque livre de Gabriel Osson est un contrat social L Express October 18 2019 a b c Annik Chalifour Gabriel Osson en tournee un CD de poemes et deux nouveaux livres L Express November 23 2021 Constance Longobardi Gabriel Osson raconte son Chemin de Compostelle L Express December 15 2015 Raymond Desmarteau Hubert le restavek un roman coup de coeur de Gabriel Osson Radio Canada International March 18 2017 Bienvenu Senga Poemes de la resistance 37 auteurs franco ontariens denoncent les compressions de Doug Ford Ici Radio Canada May 8 2019 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Gabriel Osson amp oldid 1211857661, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
