Bertrand LaverdureBertrand Laverdure is a poet, novelist, and the current Poet Laureate for Montreal (2015-17). A prolific writer, Laverdure is the author of three books of poetry and four novels, including Lectodôme (2008), Bureau universel des copyright (2011; published in English by BookThug as UNIVERSAL BUREAU OF COPYRIGHTS in 2014), and La chambre Neptune (2016). He has won many awards for his work, including the 2003 Grand Prix du Festival International Poésie de Trois-Rivières, and the 2009 Grand Prix littéraire Archambault for Lectodôme. Read More Read Less