Reaney won the first of three Governor General's Awards for his 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 Kildeer and Other Plays'' ( 1962 ).
Reaney’s most well-known dramatic work is his ''Donnelly'' trilogy (1974-1975). He taught at the University Of Manitoba and the University Of Western Ontario for a total of 40 years. He received his doctorate with Northrop Frye . He is married to poet Colleen Thibaudeau and has two children, both of whom are journalists.
- ''The Red Heart'' ( 1949 )
- ''A Suit of Nettles'' ( 1958 )
- ''Twelve Letters to a Small Town'' ( 1962 )
- ''The Killdeer and Other Plays'' (1962)
- ''Names and Nicknames'' ( 1963 )
- ''The Dance of Death at London, Ontario'' (1963)
- ''The Boy with an R in His Hand'' ( 1965 )
- ''Geography Match'' ( 1967 )
- ''Ignoramus'' (1967)
- ''Colours in the Dark'' ( 1969 )
- ''Masks of Childhood'' ( 1972 )
- ''Listen to the Wind'' (1972)
- ''Poems'' (1972)
- ''Apple Butter and Other Plays for Children'' ( 1973 )
- ''Sticks and Stones: The Donnellys, Part I'' ( 1975 )
- ''The St. Nicholas Hotel, Wm. Donnelly, Prop: The Donnellys, Part II'' ( 1976 )
- ''Baldoon'', with C.H. Gervais (1976)
- ''Handcuffs: The Donnellys, Part III'' ( 1977 )
- ''14 Barrels from Sea to Sea'' (1977)
- ''The Dismissal'' ( 1978 )
- ''Wacousta!'' ( 1979 )
- ''King Whistle!'' ( 1980 )
- ''Gyroscope'' ( 1980 )
- ''Take the Big Picture'' ( 1986 )
- ''The Box Social & Other Stories'' (Porcupine's Quill, 1994 )
- ''Alice Through the Looking Glass'' (Porcupine's Quill, 1994)
- ''Famous Canadian Poets on CD'' , Canadian Poetry Association 2000
- ''Scripts: Librettos for Operas and Other Musical Works'' (Coach House Books, 2004)
- ''Souwesto Home'' (Brick Books, 2005)
- Alvin A. Lee, ''James Reaney'' ( 1968 )
- Ross G. Woodman, ''James Reaney'' ( 1971 )
- Margaret Atwood , ''eaney Collected'', ''Canadian Literature'', 57 ( 1973 )
- Louis Dudek , '' Problem of Meaning'', ''Canadian Literature'', 59 ( 1974 )
- James Stuart Reaney, ''James Reaney'' ( 1977 )
- Stan Dragland, ''James Reaney's 'Pulsating Dance in and Out of Forms''', ''The Human Elements: Critical Essays'', ed. David Helwig ( 1978 )
- W.J. Keith, ''James Reaney's 'Scrutumnus' and the Critics: An Individual Response'', ''Canadian Poetry: Studies/Documents/Reviews'' ( 1980 )
- Stan Dragland, ed. ''Approaches to the Work of James Reaney'' ( 1983 )
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