José AcquelinJosé Acquelin was born in Montreal to Occitan parents. Since 1987, he has published over twenty poetry collections, including "Anarchie de la lumière" which won the 2014 Governor General's Literary Award for poetry in the French language. He is also producer and host of many poetry and music events. He currently lives in Montreal. Howard Scott was born in southwestern Ontario and moved to Quebec in 1975. His translation of "L'Euguélionne" by Louky Bersianik won the Governor General's Literary Award in 1997. He has translated many poetry, fiction, and non-fiction titles, often in collaboration with Phyllis Aronoff. In 2001, they won the Quebec Writers' Federation Translation Award and in 2009 they were shortlisted for the Governor General's Literary Award. He is a past president of the Literary Translators' Association of Canada. He currently lives in Montreal. Read More Read Less