| Intro | Canadian poet and writer |
| Was |
Poet Writer |
| From | Canada |
| Type | Literature |
| Gender | female |
| Birth | 14 September 1965, Sherbrooke, Estrie, Quebec, Canada |
| Death |
25 August 2011, Granby, La Haute-Yamaska Regional County Municipality, Montérégie, Quebec (aged 45 years) |
Aline Poulin (September 14, 1965 – August 25, 2011) was an award-winning writer in Quebec, Canada.
She was born in Sherbrooke and earned a bachelor’s degree in literary and cultural studies and a master’s degree and doctorate in French studies. Poulin worked as an archivist at the cultural centre of the University of Sherbrooke, as a researcher and editor at the Carrefour de solidarité internationale and as a literary reporter for radio station CFLX-FM. She also taught literature at the Cégep de Granby Haute-Yamaska.
She received the Prix Alphonse-Piché in 1990 for Tête étreintes, the Prix Gaston-Gouin and the Prix Ronald-Gasparic for the poetry collection La Viole d’Ingres and second prize from the Grand prix littéraire de la ville de Sherbrooke for Dans la glace des autres.
Poulin died in Granby from cancer at the age of 45.