Stephen Rowe (born April 7, 1980) is a Canadian poet.

Biography

Born in

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, Rowe was educated first in Heart's Content and

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and then in St. John's, where he attended

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. He was admitted to the degree of Bachelor of Arts in 2003 and then to a bachelor's degree in Intermediate/Secondary Education in 2005. In 2006 he studied poetry with Canadian poet Mary Dalton, during which he wrote the

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''Below The Spruce'' and took part in a mentorship program with Canadian poet and novelist Alison Pick. After graduating from university, Rowe lived and worked in St. John's before moving to Gander, where he now works and writes. In October 2009, he published his first book of poetry, entitled ''Never More There'', and in 2015 his second book, ''geo•logics'',Poetry Collection
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Awards

* 2004 – 2nd place, Gregory J. Power Poetry Award for the poem "The Hillside Path" * 2005 – 2nd place, Gregory J. Power Poetry Award for the poem "The Hag" * 2006 – Honourable mention, Gregory J. Power Poetry Award for the poem "Aubade" * 2008 – Finalist, Fresh Fish Award for Emerging Writers for the then-unpublished manuscripted titled ''Preservations'' * 2011 – Winner, Senior Poetry Category, Newfoundland and Labrador Arts & Letters Awar

* 2011 - Shortlisted for Newfoundland and Labrador Heritage and History Award
Nightwood Editions * 2012 - Winner, Senior Poetry Category, Newfoundland and Labrador Arts & Letters Awar

* 2013 - Winner, Senior Poetry Category, Newfoundland and Labrador Arts & Letters Awar

Bibliography

Poetry collections

Rowe's first collection of poems ''Never More There'' was accepted for publication b
Nightwood Editions
and was released in October 2009. This manuscript is the same one that won him a place as a finalist in th

in 2008.Award website: http://www.writersalliance.nf.ca/FFaward.html The collection received positive reviews, both locally and across Canada. In the ''Quill and Quire'' he was touted as a "poet to watch".
Quill and Quire ''geo•logics'', Rowe's second collection, was released in March 2015. This work extends the author's writing around the connections between person and place and combines aspects of geography and philosophy to do so.

References

External links

Stephen Rowe's Official Website
* Artist Profile
The Association for Cultural Industries Website

Author profile

Poetry Collection
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