Background
She was born in Montreal and received a Doctor of Philosophy in literature from the Université de Sherbrooke.
She was born in Montreal and received a Doctor of Philosophy in literature from the Université de Sherbrooke.
She also studied German at the University of New Brunswick.
She has taught at the college and university level at various institutions including the Université de Sherbrooke, the University of New Brunswick, at McGill University, the Université du Québec à Montréal, at Concordia University and at the Collège Jean-de-Brébeuf, where she held a permanent position. Fournier has written poetry, fiction and critical essays for various magazines such as Exit, Arcade, Estuaire, Moebius, Spirale, Urgences, Québec français and Voix et Images. Her work has also appeared in a number of anthologies.
In 2003, she was awarded the Prix Alain-Grandbois for her poetry collection Poèmes perdus en Hongrie.