Marie Savard

Canadian feminist poet, singer-songwriter, playwright and screenwriter, also known as the first publisher for women in Quebec, founder of Les Editions De La Pleine Lune. She is one of the first to present poetry sung and chanted in the spoken word tradition even before the expression made its way to the francophone side. ° Château-d'Eau (Loretteville / Québec), August 15, 1936 † Montreal, January 16, 2012 at the age of 75