Poet Laureate

Biography

black and white photo of Daniel Aubin

Daniel Aubin has participated actively in the Sudbury arts scene ever since he first climbed on stage as part of Collège Notre Dame theatre troupe Les fous du Roy (1996-2000). He honed his skills while working toward a BFA in Theatre at Laurentian University (Cum Laude. 2004). Soon after, he cofounded the short-lived FFF collective and published a book of poetry, Plasticité, with les Éditions Prise de Parole (2004). He launched this same book by performing it in its entirety at the Théâtre du Nouvel-Ontario in a performance poetry show. Daniel contributed lyrics to the songs of Konflit Dramatik and lent his voice to recordings of two of the band's songs: Words Fail and Tête de poisson. In 2005, he acted in Exits: a coproduction between the TNO and Théâtre la Catapulte. Daniel continued performing his poetry live, notably in the Sudbury Blues show and a series of super-poetic battles organized by the Galerie du Nouvel-Ontario. After working for two years as the director of the Grand Ciel Bleu bookstore in downtown Sudbury, he took to the stage once more in a production of Les Roger at the TNO (2011). Daniel now works as a journalist for the weekly francophone newspaper Le Voyageur and continues to rework the manuscript for his second book of poetry.

Terra North 

The Poet Laureate, invites members of the community to visit Terra North, a virtual space for Sudbury’s poets to share their poems with each other and the community at large. Learn more about Terra North.

Interviews

Performances

  • Le duel des super poètes: featuring Danièl Aubin and Médéric Boudreault
  • FAAS 2 : La Galerie du Nouvel-Ontario, in collaboration with Centre Clark de Montréal, presents a performance by Médéric Boudreault with Daniel Aubin for Foire d'art alternatif de Sudbury (FAAS). This performance took place at the ViaRAIL station on Elgin Street in Sudbury on May 8, 2010.
  • Art in Motion : On-site creation inspired by a Budd Car trip to Chapleau. Presented by La Galerie du Nouvel-Ontario on July 16-17, 2011.

Published Works

  • Plasticité , published at Éditions Prise de parole, Sudbury. 2004
  • "Nostalgestalt." Sulphur Volume. Issue (2011): page.
  • "Three Poems." Sudbury: Life in a Northern Town. Ed. Shawn Van Sluys, Kenneth Hayes and Jocelyn Laurence. [Sudbury]: Musagetes: Laurentian Architecture, 2011. 106-109