Colleen Thibaudeau in 1977. Courtesy Colleen Thibaudeau: Canadian poet.
Colleen Thibaudeau (December 29, 1925 - February 2, 2012) was a Canadian poet.[1]
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.[1]
She married poet and playwright James Reaney in 1951. The couple had three children: James Stewart (born 1952) and John Andrew (1954), born in Toronto, and Susan Alice Elizabeth, born 1959 in Winnipeg, Manitoba.[2]
Her first book of poetry, Lozenges, appeared in 1965; seven more would follow before her death, in London, Ontario, in 2012.[1]
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."[3]
Recognition[]
In 2012 the Colleen Thibodeau Outstanding Contribution Award was established by the League of Canadian Poets and Thibaudeau's family. The purpose of the Award is "to honour and recognize a substantial volunteer project or series of projects that significantly nurture and support poets and poetry across Canada."[4]
Publications[]
Poetry[]
- 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. Ailsa Craig, ON: Nairn Press, 1975.
- My Granddaughters are Combing out Their Long Hair. Toronto: Coach House, 1977.
- The Martha Landscapes. Coldstream, 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.
- A Nau(gh)tical Afternoon. Goose Bay, NL: Stone Cold Press, 2010.
Edited[]
- Tributes to the Scarlet Riders: An anthology of Mountie poems (edited with Edgar A. Kuhn). Nanoose Bay, BC: Heritage House, 2003.
Peggy Roffey, Jean McKay and Angela Graham read poetry by Colleen Thibaudeau
Except where noted, bibliographical information courtesy WorldCat.[5]
See also[]
References[]
Notes[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Colin Boyd, "Colleen Thibaudeau," Canadian Encyclopedia, Historica Foundation / Dominion Institute. Web, July 4, 2012.
- ↑ Richard Stingle, James Reaney and his Works (ECW Press, 1990)
- ↑ Colleen Thibaudeau Biography, Dictionary of Literary Biography (Thompson Gale, 2005-2006), BookRags.com, Web, July 4, 2012.
- ↑ League of Canadian Poets awards 2012 Colleen Thibaudeau Outstanding Contribution Award", News Archive, June 20, 2012, JamesReaney.com, Web, July 4, 2012.
- ↑ Search results = au:Colleen Thibaudeau, WorldCat, OCLC Online Computer Library Center Inc. Web, Mar. 21, 2015.
External links[]
- Poems
- Audio / video
- Books
- Colleen Thibaudeau at Amazon.com
- Colleen Thibaudeau at Canadian Women Poets
- About
- Colleen Thibaudeau in the Canadian Encyclopedia
- Poet found magic and mystery in the everyday, Globe and Mail
- Colleen Thibaudeau Reaney (1925-2012) by James Reaney (Jr.).
- Colleen Thibaudeau: Canadian poet Official website.
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