Colleen Thibaudeau

Colleen Thibaudeau (December 29, 1925 - February 2, 2012) was a Canadian poet.

Life
Thibaudeau was born in Toronto and raised in St. Thomas, Ontario. She attended the University of Toronto, where she completed her Master's thesis in 1949. She married poet and playwright James Reaney in 1951. Her first book of poetry, Lozenges, appeared in 1965; seven more would follow before her death, in London, Ontario, in 2012.

Writing
The Dictionary of Literary Biography says that Thibaudeau was "known as a children's poet, exploring such forms as concrete poetry and participation poetry, as well as a writer of thematically complex, linguistically demanding poetry for mature audiences."

Publications

 * Lozenges: Poems in the Shape of Things. London, ON: Alphabet, 1965.
 * Colleen Thibaudeau: Poems. Vancouver: Air, 1971.
 * Air Three. Vancouver: B. Lachance, 1971.
 * Ten Letters. Ilderton, ON: Nairn Press, 1975.
 * My Granddaughters are Combing Out Their Long Hair. Toronto: Coach House Press, 1977.
 * The Martha Landscapes. Ilderton, ON: Brick Books, 1984.
 * The Artemesia Book: Poems Selected and New. London, ON: Brick Books, 1991.
 * The ‘Patricia’ Album and Other Poems. Goderich, ON: Moonstone Press, 1992.

Except where noted, bibliographical information courtesy Brock University.