Patrice Desbiens

Patrice Desbiens (born 1948) is a Francophone Canadian poet.

He was born in Timmins, Ontario and began his career as a journalist.

Since making his literary debut in 1972, he has been regarded as one of Canada's most successful French-language poets.

He is associated with the founding of the publishing house Éditions Prise de parole and the Théâtre du Nouvel-Ontario in Sudbury, Ontario.

He was also a finalist for the Governor General's Prize in 1985, for his book Dans l'après-midi cardiaque.