POETRY ON THE RADIO: "RADIATING" POETS IN QUEBEC'S PUBLIC SPACE IN THE 1930s

In the genre economy of the 1930s, the major role assigned to the novel was legitimized, among other things, by the publication of Maria Chapdelaine. Poets, however, were still well-known figures, present in periodicals and cultural institutions. The author's hypothesis is that radio which allowed a wider public to hear their poetry and sometimes even their voice is the element that most clearly shows the importance of poets in public space. She examines poetry broadcasts hosted by Robert Choquette and L'heure provinciale to understand the status of poetry and poets in Quebec society in the 1930s, and the role played by the oralization of poetry through radio broadcasts in making poetry accessible and providing it with legitimacy.