James Reaney

James Reaney
Born(1926-09-01)September 1, 1926
Easthope, Ontario, Canada
Died(2008-06-11)June 11, 2008
London, Ontario, Canada
OccupationWriter, Artist, Poet, Playwright,
LanguageEnglish
Notable worksPoems (1972), The Donnellys
Notable awardsOrder of Canada, FRSC, Governor General's Award
SpouseColleen Thibaudeau
ChildrenJames Stewart, John Andrew, Susan Alice Elizabeth
RelativesJames Nesbitt Reaney, Elizabeth Henrietta Crear
Website
jamesreaney.com

James Crerar Reaney, OC FRSC (September 1, 1926 – June 11, 2008) was a Canadian poet, playwright, librettist, and professor,[1] "whose works transform small-town Ontario life into the realm of dream and symbol."[2] Reaney won Canada's highest literary award, the Governor General's Award, three times and received the Governor General's Awards for Poetry or Drama for both his poetry and his drama.

  1. ^ University of Waterloo
  2. ^ ""James Crerar Reaney," Encyclopædia Britannica," Britannica Online, Web, Apr. 11, 2011.