Gratis info

PO Box 472l
Portsmouth, N.H. 03802-4721
Tel. (603) 430-9524
www.LucieT.com
e-mail: lth@star.net (scroll to bottom of page to send directly)

•NEWS!! BOOK/CD Title: "Dual Citizen - Deux Citoyennetes"
Subtitle: "Mémoirs glimpses, Traditions French-Canadian, Songs & Poems" (on the CD enclosed in the book),
Return to Home page and click on CDs to access a description, and listen to excerpts
Click on To View and/or Purchase Online to order
Click on CONCERT AGENDA (on home page), for concerts and book signings
Released in conjunction with Quebec's 400th celebration in 2008
Scroll below to read an EXCERPT & read REVIEWS

• NEWS!! Watch 3 videos of her on You Tube , at www.youtube.com. do a search for Lucie Therrien.

• NEWS!! To order DVD copies of either programs aired by Public Broadcast TV: SIMPLE GIFTS with Lucie Therrien, Tom Rush, Tommy Makem, Bill Staines and Rick Watson or Franco-Americans, WE REMEMBER a documentary, (Lucie Therrien performs during the program),
Call NH Public Broadcast, at 603 868 1100.

• NEWS!! View Lucie Therrien's PAINTINGS ON FACEBOOK. (Just log in to www.Facebook.com and search for her name. make sure you have the right spelling. My painting "Flower Arrangement 1" sold to patrons from France in August

• NEWS!! Lucie Therrien was the recipient of an Opportunity Grant from the New Hampshire Council in the Arts, a state agency of the National Endowment of the Arts for a CATALOGUE OF HER PRODUCTS, WITH PHOTOS. Click here to view it: Purchase Online

• NEWS!! Lucie Therrien's 14th recording:
CD compilation "Gentil' Alouette" 20 favorites of the French repertoire! Order online To View and/or Purchase Online

• NEWS!! Lucie Therrien is featured in a national article in "Self-Employed" magazine, March/April issue, published by the National Self-Employed Association in Texas - Read it here! NASE Member Profile

• SALES!! Lucie Therrien's catalog item sales over 13,500! " Bravo! For an inde label! " Bob Catalano, Bobcat Studios.

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The information below is provided for your interest, free of charge
The text below, copywritten year 2008 Lucie Therrien, cannot be reproduced in any form. It is part of the Book & CD Set "Dual Citizen - Citoyennetes Double" (see Compact Discs Button on home page to read a description, listen to excerpts, or purchase it online. To purchase by mail see the "Contacts to Order" Button).

DUAL CITIZEN
Copyright 2008 Lucie Therrien

Doctor Davignon had gone fishing.
Otherwise, I might have been born at home.
I was badly positioned in my mother’s womb.
Papa called the U.S. border customs
In Rock Island, Quebec
Down the hill from where we lived
For permission to cross over.
It was an emergency!
When they did, mother was screaming
So the immigration officer said:
“Go ahead, Go ahead!,” and waived them through.
My grandmother had climbed into the back seat
Leaving behind the chicken

She had been roasting for supper.

At 8 p.m., Doctor Sherman, a German man
Delivered me in the Newport, Vermont hospital.
He dangled me upside down
With my peanut shaped head pointed at the floor.
Papa left Mommy sitting in a wheelchair
While he drove back to report my birth to the border.
There began my destiny.

I was born with a dual citizenship
Bound to, and torn forever between two countries.
If one walks down main street
Straddling the median
In the tiny town of Beebe, Quebec
They notice that the license plates
On one side are Canadian
And on the other side, American.
Beebe and Rock Island are side by side.

I was named Edna Lucille.
For no reason I’m aware of
It became Lucille Edna, gratefully.
Friends who call me Lucille
Are connected to my French roots.
I had many names thereafter:
‘Cille, was a nickname given to me by
My family, close friends and relatives.
I was greeted with “Hi Loose!” meaning Luce
When I moved to the U.S.A.
“I don’t think so,” I retorted.
Since shortening my name appeared inevitable
I agreed to accept Lucie
As long as it ended with an i and an e
Spelled the French way.
Today it is my professional stage name.
It reminds me of the transition I made
From Canada to the United States.

Foster's Daily Democrat: "Dual Citizen - so much so well said by Therrien" Jacquelyn Benson
"Lovely writing..." Susan Poulin, playwright.
"I was touched by your honesty. Great Job!" John Michael Albert, poet
"I absolutely love your memoirs." Barbara Wintle, Quebec
"...a source of inspiration to me and many...bless your many gifts" Pat Sullivan, New Hampshire
"...I was touched by the adversity you have overcome..." Richard Orkin, New Hampshire
"...I listened to your CD....the one word that comes to mind: perfection. My sense tingled with your poetry. " D. Foss, New Hampshire
"...J'aime beaucoup ton ecriture...c'est frais, "punchy" et plein de sensibilites...." Carole Auger, journaliste, Quebec.

          "It is my distinct pleasure to congratulate you on being invited to represent NH at the...Smithsonian Folklife Festival, Wash. D.C.,"
Former Governor NH, J. Shaheen.
         "{Lucie s} latest DVD/video proves that she is indeed one of the most imposing and talented artists on the contemporary scene."
Dr. Mel Yoken, Prof. at Univ. of Mass. Dartmouth, and member of nominating committee for the Nobel Prize in Literature.
         "La qualite de ton talent...la beaute, sensibilite, chaleur de ton texte m'a vraiment touchee."
Dr. Dominique Testud, FLFA, Paris.
       "I purchased your CD at La Kermesse festival...my wife and I played it through three times on the drive home to Massachusetts."
C. Hutchison, Regiment de Saintonge.
         "So many people commented to me, not just on your fine performance! But also on your beauty and grace."
Stephanie Voss Nugent, Director, Act One Productions.

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