Rina Lasnier

Rina Lasnier
Born	(1915-08-06)August 6, 1915 , Quebec
Died	May 9, 1997(1997-05-09) (aged 81)
Occupation	Poet

Rina Lasnier, GOQ (6 August 1915 – 9 May 1997) was a Québécois poet. Born in St-Grégoire d'Iberville-Mont-Saint-Grégoire, Quebec, she attended and the Université de Montréal. Although she was the author of several plays, including Féerie indienne (her first published book in 1939), she is chiefly remembered as a poet.

Lasnier was the recipient of many honours, including the (1943 and 1974), the Ludger-Duvernay Prize (1957), the Molson Prize (1971), the (1973) and the Lorne Pierce Medal (1974). In 1987, she was made a Grand Officer of the National Order of Quebec. She lived most her adult life in Joliette but returned to the St.-Jean-sur-Richelieu during her final years.

Selected bibliography[]

Poetry[]

• Images et proses - 1941
• Madones canadiennes - 1944
• Le Chant de la montée - 1947
• Escales - 1950
• Présence de l'absence - 1956
• Mémoire sans jours - 1960
• Les Gisants - 1963
• L'arbre blanc - 1966
• L'Invisible - 1969
• La Salle des rêves - 1971
• Poèmes (two volumes) - 1972
• Le Rêve du quart jour - 1973
• Amour - 1975
• L'Échelle des anges - 1975
• Les Signes - 1976
• Matin d'oiseaux - 1978
• Paliers de paroles - 1978
• Entendre l'ombre - 1981
• Voir la nuit - 1981

Plays[]

• Féerie indienne - 1939
• Le Jeu de la voyagère - 1941
• Les Fiançailles d'Anne de Noüe - 1943
• Notre-Dame du Pain - 1947

External links[]

• Rina Lasnier's entry in The Canadian Encyclopedia