"Un écrin, une boîte entrouverte, un éclat, la perle précieuse, sous le doigt le bijou brille, tes yeux flamboient. Vous m'avez téléphoné. Je ne sais pas.
Il y a du monde, des femmes qui parlent, il y a un regard parfois timide et le monde muet entre nous."
a Canadian playwright, poet, novelist, critic and publisher.
Born in Alexandria, Egypt,[1] she immigrated to Quebec when she was twelve. In 1966 she was the victim of a car accident which left her quadriplegic and using a wheelchair.[2]
She received a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1976, a Master of Arts degree in 1978, and a Ph.D. in French studies in 1986 from the Université de Montréal.
The author of 20 books, her poetry collection, Bleus de mine, was nominated for the 1985 Governor General's Awards. She co-founded Trois magazine and in 1989 launched the Festival littéraire de Trois.[1]
In 1996, she was made a Member of the Order of Canada.