In an age of cinema and television, she continues to grace audiences with eloquent poetry, essays, short stories and unique artwork. Her poetry magically takes the reader into new worlds of shape, colour and space. Her work has been featured in various anthologies in North America, Australia, Asia and Europe and her latest collection, The Hidden Room, features poetry from fifty years of her career. Over the years, she has left an indelible mark on Canadian poetry and literature. This is a promotion within the Order.
Officer of the Order of Canada
Awarded on: 1977-07-11
Invested on: 1977-10-26
Author and artist of Victoria, British Columbia, who has contributed to the arts through her drawings and particularly her poetry which has earned her and international reputation.