About: Geneviève Amyot

Geneviève Amyot (January 10, 1945 – June 11, 2000) was a Canadian poet and novelist. Amyot was born in Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Quebec. She studied pedagogy at the École Normale Notre-Dame-De-Foy from 1961 to 1965, and then French at Laval University, where she received her degree in 1969. She taught in a primary school from 1965 to 1972, and taught literature at the college level. She then focused on her writing. She collaborated with many magazines including , , , Interventions, and Room of One's Own. She is the aunt of comedian Yves Amyot.