He has also written two novels, a work of nonfiction and several critical essays. In 1998, he received the Prix Alain-Grandbois from the Académie des lettres du Québec and the Grand Prix at the Festival international de la poésie de Trois-Rivières for Fleuves, and the Grand Prix from Radio-Canada for Des ombres portées. He teaches literature at the Université du Québec in Rimouski.