James Reaney
James Reaney (1926–2008)
was a Canadian poet, playwright and literary critic. He was born in
Easthope, Ontario. Reaney won his first of three Governor General’s
Literary Awards for the book of poetry The Red Heart in 1949.
He received the other two awards for A Suit of Nettles (1958)
and a joint award for Twelve Letters to a Small Town and
The Killdeer and Other Plays(1962).
Reaney’s best-known dramatic
work is his Donnellys trilogy. He taught at the University of
Manitoba and the University of Western Ontario for a total of 40 years.
He received
his doctorate under the supervision
of Northrop Frye.
Reaney was married to poet
Colleen Thibaudeau and had two children, both of whom are journalists.
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