Lisa Richter (born ) is a Canadian poet. She has written two books. Her book ''Nautilus and Bone'' won the 2020

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for poetry.Lederman, Marsha (April 13, 2021). "Canadian poet wins major literary prize", ''

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'', p. A14.

Work

Richter lives in

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. Her first book, ''Closer to Where We Began'', was published in 2017. Her 2020 book ''Nautilus and Bone: An Auto/biography in Poems'' is about the life of

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-language feminist poet Anna Margolin. It is dedicated to her father, who is of Russian-Jewish origins, and who died in 2018. The material began forming in her mind during her mourning for him. She began writing the book while attending the Sage Hill Poetry Colloquium, a writers' retreat in

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. The book won the Berru Poetry Award from the

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for 2020.(February 2, 2021).
Book of the Year awarded to Rabbi Jonathan Sacks for Morality
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''. Retrieved April 14, 2021.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Richter, Lisa 1970s births 21st-century Canadian poets Canadian women poets Jewish Canadian writers Poets from Toronto Living people