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Weyman Chan (born 1963 in
Calgary Calgary () is a major city in the Canadian province of Alberta. As of 2021, the city proper had a population of 1,306,784 and a metropolitan population of 1,481,806 making it the third-largest city and fifth-largest metropolitan area in C ...
,
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) is a Canadian poet.Weyman Chan
''Asian Heritage in Canada'' (
Ryerson University Toronto Metropolitan University (TMU, or Toronto Met), formerly Ryerson University, is a public research university located in Toronto, Canada. The university's core campus is situated within the Garden District in downtown Toronto, although i ...
).
He is most noted for his 2008 collection ''Noise from the Laundry'', which was a shortlisted finalist for the
Governor General's Award for English-language poetry This is a list of recipients and nominees of the Governor General's Awards award for English-language poetry. The award was created in 1981 when the Governor General's Award for English language poetry or drama was divided.2008 Governor General's Awards. His other poetry collections include ''Before a Blue Sky Moon'' (2002), ''Hypoderm: Notes to Myself'' (2010), ''Chinese Blue'' (2012) and ''Human Tissue: A Primer of Not Knowing'' (2016). Chan was the 2021 recipient of the Latner Writers' Trust Poetry Prize.Jane van Koeverden
"Katherena Vermette, Tomson Highway and Cherie Dimaline among winners at 2021 Writers' Trust Awards"
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, November 3, 2021.


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