Rina Lasnier

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

Lasnier was the recipient of many honours, including the Prix David (1943 and 1974), the Prix Duvernay (1957), the Molson Prize (1971), the Prix France-Canada (1973) and the Lorne Pierce Medal (1974). In 1987, she was made a Grand Officer of the National Order of Quebec.

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