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1991 In Poetry
Nationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature (for instance, Irish or France). Events * Forward Poetry Prize created * Dana Gioia, writing in ''The Atlantic Monthly'' suggests (in an article titled "Can Poetry Matter?") that poets recite the works of other poets at public readings.Lehman, David, preface, ''The Best American Poetry 1992'', 1992 * Joseph Brodsky, the United States poet laureate, suggests in ''The New Republic'' that an anthology of American poetry be put beside the Bible and telephone directory in every hotel room in the country. Works published in English Listed by nation where the work was first published and again by the poet's native land, if different; substantially revised works listed separately: Australia * Les Murray, ''The Rabbiter's Bounty'' Anthologies in Australia * Philip Mead and John Tranter, '' The Penguin Book of Modern Australian Poetry'' a major anthology of Twentieth century poetry from that nati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Don Domanski
Don Domanski (April 29, 1950 – September 7, 2020) was a Canadian poet. Biography Domanski was born and raised in Sydney, Nova Scotia, and lived briefly in Toronto, Vancouver and Wolfville, before settling in Halifax, Nova Scotia, where he lived for most of his life. Author of nine collections of poetry, his work has been translated into Arabic, Chinese, Czech, French, Portuguese, and Spanish. In a review of ''Wolf-Ladder'' John Bradley described Domanski's poetry as "earthy and astral, dark and buoyant, a cross between Robert Bly, Ted Hughes, and the Brothers Grimm." In 1999 he received the Canadian Literary Award for Poetry from CBC (the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation). His 2007 collection ''All Our Wonder Unavenged'' was honoured with the Governor General's Award for Poetry, the Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia Masterworks Award, and the Atlantic Poetry Prize. In 2014 he won the J.M. Abraham Poetry Award for ''Bite Down Little Whisper''. Domanski mentored other poets thr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raymond Souster
Raymond Holmes Souster (January 15, 1921 – October 19, 2012) was a Canadian poet whose writing career spanned over 70 years. More than 50 volumes of his own poetry were published during his lifetime, and he edited or co-edited a dozen volumes of poetry by others. A resident of Toronto all of his life, he has been called that city's "most loved poet".Notes on Life and Works ," Selected Poetry of Raymond Souster, Representative Poetry Online, UToronto.ca, Web, May 7, 2011. Robert Fulford wrote of Souster in 1998: "You can't read the history of Canadian poetry without encountering him, yet somehow he remains obscure. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dorothy Livesay Poetry Prize
The Dorothy Livesay Poetry Prize, established in 1986, is awarded annually to the best collection of poetry by a resident of British Columbia, Canada. One of the BC and Yukon Book Prizes, the award was originally known as the B.C. Prize for Poetry. In 1989, it was renamed after poet Dorothy Livesay Dorothy Kathleen May Livesay, (October 12, 1909 – December 29, 1996) was a Canadian poet who twice won the Governor General's Award in the 1940s, and was "senior woman writer in Canada" during the 1970s and 1980s.Mathews, R.D.. "Dorothy L ..., whose ''Day and Night'' (1944) and ''Poems for People'' (1947) received the Governor General's Award for Poetry Recipients See also * Canadian poetry * List of poetry awards * List of years in poetry * List of years in literature References External linksDorothy Livesay Poetry Prize{{Webarchive, url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170929092619/http://www.bcbookprizes.ca/about/details/dorothy-livesay-poetry-prize/ , date=2017-09-29 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Pass (poet)
John Pass (born 1947 in Sheffield, England) is a Canadian poet. He has lived in Canada since 1953, and was educated at the University of British Columbia. He has published 21 books of poetry since 1971. His book ''Stumbling in the Bloom'' won the 2006 Governor General's Award for English poetry. His recent book "crawlspace" (Harbour Publishing, 2011) won the Dorothy Livesay Prize (BC Best Book Award in Poetry) in 2012. Pass taught English at Capilano University from 1975 to 2007. He lives on BC's Sunshine Coast near Sakinaw Lake with his wife, poet, essayist and novelist Theresa Kishkan Web page titled "Meet the Writers: John Pass" at the Web site for the Festival of the Winter Arts, accessed October 6, 2007 Four of his books of poetry form a linked quartet under the overall title, "At Large": * ''The Hour's Acropolis'' (Harbou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1985 In Poetry
Nationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature (for instance, Irish or France). Events * January 16 - Canadian Poetry Association founded. * May - The term "New Formalism" is first used in the article "The Yuppie Poet" in ''e AWP Newsletter'' in an attack on the poetry movement. The term is adopted as the name of the movement by those in it. * November 11 - A memorial to sixteen English poets of World War I is unveiled in Poets' Corner of Westminster Abbey. * A memorial to Hugh MacDiarmid is unveiled near his home at Langholm, Scotland. * ''Boulevard'' magazine founded at St. Louis University by Richard W. Burgin. * Influential Chinese literary magazine ''Tamen'' ("They/Them") founded with Han Dong as chief editor, with close collaboration of other Chinese writers, including Ding Dang, Yu Jian, Xiaojun, Su Tong, Naigu and Xiaohai. Nine issues will be published between 1985–1988 and 1993-1995 and in 2002 ''Tamen'' will be reviv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roy Miki
Roy Akira Miki (10 October 1942 – 5 October 2024) was a Canadian poet, scholar, editor, and activist most known for his social and literary work. Life and career Born in Ste. Agathe, Manitoba to second generation Japanese-Canadian parents, Miki grew up on a sugar beet farm before moving to Winnipeg. His family was forcibly relocated West to Manitoba where he was born in 1942 on said sugar beet farm, and interned during the Second World War. He earned his B.A. from the University of Manitoba, M.A. from the Simon Fraser University, and Ph.D. from the University of British Columbia. Miki taught contemporary literature at Simon Fraser University before retiring and held the title of professor emeritus. He lived in Vancouver. In the 1980s, Miki was "instrumental" in fighting for redress from the federal government for the internment of Japanese-Canadians during the Second World War. In 2002, Miki's book of poetry, ''Surrender'', won the Governor General's Literary Award for po ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Don McKay (poet)
Don McKay (born 1942) is a Canadian poet, editor, and educator. Life McKay was born in Owen Sound, Ontario and raised in Cornwall. McKay was educated at the University of Western Ontario and the University of Wales, where he earned his PhD in 1971, with a dissertation on the poetry of Dylan Thomas. He taught creative writing and English for 27 years in universities including the University of Western Ontario and the University of New Brunswick. In 2008, he was made a Member of the Order of Canada. McKay has lived in southwestern Ontario, New Brunswick, Vancouver Island and Newfoundland. Poetic career McKay is the author of twelve books of poetry, including ''Birding, or Desire'' (1986), ''Apparatus'' (1997) and ''Paradoxides'' (2012). He has twice won the Governor General's Award, for ''Night Field'' (1991) and ''Another Gravity'' (2000). In June 2007, he won the Griffin Poetry Prize for ''Strike/Slip'' (2006). Beginning in 2002, he has also published five books of non-ficti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anne Marriott
Anne Marriott (November 5, 1913 – October 10, 1997)Curtis, Jenefer, "Lives Lived" was a Canadian writer who won the Governor General's Award for her book ''Calling Adventurers!'' "She was renowned especially for the narrative poem ''The Wind, Our Enemy,''" which she wrote while still in her twenties.Marriott, Joyce Anne ," ''Canadian Encyclopedia'' (Edmonton: Hurtig, 1988), 1309. Life Because of ''The Wind Our Enemy'', Marriott is often thought to be from one of Canada's . In fact she was born and raised in Victoria[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laura Lush
Laura Lush (born 1959) is a Canadian poet and short story writer. She is most noted for her 1992 poetry book ''Hometown'', which was a shortlisted finalist for the Governor General's Award for English-language poetry at the 1992 Governor General's Awards. She has since published the poetry collections ''Fault Line'' (1997) and ''The First Day of Winter'' (2003), and the short story collection ''Going to the Zoo'' (2003)."Lush prose: Poetic style enhances loopy humour". ''Victoria Times-Colonist The ''Times Colonist'' is an English-language daily newspaper in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. It was formed by the September 2, 1980 merger of the ''Victoria Daily Times'', established in 1884, and the ''British Colonist'' (later the ' ...'', February 23, 2003. References 1959 births 20th-century Canadian poets 21st-century Canadian poets 21st-century Canadian short story writers Canadian women poets Canadian women short story writers Living people 20th-century Can ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dorothy Livesay
Dorothy Kathleen May Livesay, (October 12, 1909 – December 29, 1996) was a Canadian poet who twice won the Governor General's Award in the 1940s, and was "senior woman writer in Canada" during the 1970s and 1980s.Mathews, R.D.. "Dorothy Livesay". ''The Canadian Encyclopedia'', 16 December 2013, ''Historica Canada''. https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/dorothy-livesay . Accessed 15 May 2020. Life Livesay was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Her mother, Florence Randal Livesay, was a poet and journalist; her father, J.F.B. Livesay was the General Manager of Canadian Press. Livesay moved to Toronto, Ontario, with her family in 1920. She graduated with a BA in 1931 from Trinity College in the University of Toronto and received a diploma from the University of Toronto's Faculty of Social Work in 1934. She also studied at the University of British Columbia and the Sorbonne. In 1931 in Paris, Livesay became a committed Communist. She joined the Communist Party of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Finch (poet)
Robert Duer Claydon Finch (May 14, 1900 – June 11, 1995) was a Canadian poet and academic. He twice won Canada's top literary honor, the Governor General's Award, for his poetry.Robert Finch" Online Guide to Writing in Canada. Web, Mar. 17, 2011. Life Born in Freeport, Long Island, New York, Finch was educated at the University of Toronto and the Sorbonne. He was a professor of French at the University of Toronto for four decades (1928–1968), and an expert on French poetry.E.D. Blodgett,Finch, Robert Duer Claydon" ''Canadian Encyclopedia'' (Edmonton: Hurtig, 1988), 773. Writing ''The Canadian Encyclopedia'' calls Finch "one of Canada's modernists" in poetry. It adds: "His work, deeply imbued with the classical tradition, is characterized by an intense care for form and graced by a rare subtlety and elegance." Finch began writing poetry in the early 1920s; "like most of the Canadian Modernists, he wrote much of his best known poetry in the 1930s, when the Depression pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |