Denise Boucher

Denise Boucher (December 12, 1935 – March 18, 2025) was a Canadian writer from Quebec. Life and career The daughter of Alexandre Boucher, police chief, and Justine Bélair, she was born in Victoriaville, Quebec. She received a teaching certificate from the École normale Marguerite-Bourgeoys in Sherbrooke in 1953. She taught school in Victoriaville until 1961 when she began a career in journalism and broadcasting, moving to Montreal. She contributed to various newspapers and was a freelance journalist for Radio Canada. In 1978, she published the feminist work Cyprine: essai collage pour être une femme, which incorporates prose, poetry and quotations. In 1978, her noted feminist play was presented at the Théâtre du Nouveau Monde in Montreal. The play was met with strong opposition from the Catholic Church for its portrayal of the Virgin Mary. An English translation The Fairies are Thirsty was prepared by Alan Brown. Her play Les Divines was presented at the Théâtre d’Aujourd’hui in 1996. Her collections of poetry include Paris Polaroïd (1990) and Grandeur nature (1993). She participated in numerous poetry festivals around the globe. Boucher also wrote a rock opera Rose Ross (1983) and