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Monty Reid
Monty Reid (born 1952 in Spalding, Saskatchewan) is a Canadian poet. Life He graduated from the University of Alberta, with an M.A. He lived in Drumheller, Alberta, and worked at the Royal Tyrrell Museum and later at the Canadian Museum of Nature starting in 1999 (since retired). He has won Alberta’s Stephan G. Stephansson Award for Poetry three times, the Archibald Lampman Award, National Magazine Awards, and is a three-time nominee for the Governor General’s Award. He was editor and publisher of a number of literary magazines, including ''The Camrose Review'' (later ''The Dinosaur Review''), ''The NeWest ReView'', and ''Arc Poetry Magazine,'' as well as of the chapbook press Sidereal Press. As a musician, he plays guitar and mandolin in the band Call Me Katie. He is the current Festival Director at VerseFest, Ottawa’s international poetry festival Works Books * ''Karst Means Stone''. Edmonton, Alberta: NeWest Press, 1979. * * ''The Dream of Snowy Owls''. Edmonton, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spalding, Saskatchewan
Spalding (Canada 2016 Census, 2016 population: ) is a village in the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Saskatchewan within the Rural Municipality of Spalding No. 368 and Division No. 14, Saskatchewan, Census Division No. 14. It is named after Spalding, Lincolnshire, birthplace of the wife of the first postmaster for Spalding. The local economy is dominated by agriculture. History Spalding incorporated as a village on March 11, 1924. The town has two municipal heritage properties: * The Reynold Rapp Residence is a municipal designated historic building. The property is a two-story wood house that was constructed in 1926. In 1948, Reynold Rapp and his family moved into the house. He served as town overseer from 1950 to 1957 and as a member of Parliament from 1958 until 1968. The property was donated to the community in 1971 to serve as the home of the Reynold Rapp Museum, that was opened in 1972 by John Diefenbaker. *''Spalding United Church'' is a his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brick (magazine)
''Brick, A Literary Journal'' is a biannual literary magazine established in 1977. It publishes literary and creative non-fiction. History ''Brick'' was established in 1977 in London, Ontario, as a book review section in the literary magazine ''Applegarth's Folly'', itself a product of the publishing house Applegarth Follies. Stan Dragland edited the first issue. ''Brick'' soon detached from its parent magazine (which ceased to exist by the second issue of ''Brick'') and Dragland began sharing editorial duties with Jean McKay. The two also operated their own publishing house, Nairn, which became Brick/Nairn in 1979, and eventually Brick Books in 1981. ''Brick'' was taken over by Michael Ondaatje and Linda Spalding in 1985. Though still formatted like a magazine, it began to transform from a book review into a much more general literary magazine, eventually focusing on literary and creative non-fiction with an emphasis on personal essays. In 1991, Coach House Press published ''T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
University Of Alberta Alumni
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Canadian Male Poets
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1952 Births
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Gaspereau Press
Gaspereau Press is a Canadian book publishing company, based in Kentville, Nova Scotia. Established in 1997 by Andrew Steeves and Gary Dunfield, the company's philosophy emphasizes "making books that reinstate the importance of the book as a physical object", maintaining control over the design and the manufacturing quality of its titles as one of the few Canadian publishing houses that continues to print and bind its own books in-house. The company attracted press attention in 2010 when one of its titles, Johanna Skibsrud's novel '' The Sentimentalists'', won the Scotiabank Giller Prize."Author's angst grows over unavailability of Giller winner" '' |
Book*hug
Book*hug, formerly BookThug, is a literary press in Toronto, Canada, founded in 2003, which originally concentrated on experimental poetry and currently publishes contemporary books of literary fiction, literary nonfiction, literature in translation, and poetry by emerging and established writers. Jay MillAr is the founder and publisher. The company has published award-winning books of Canadian poetry, including Phil Hall's ''Killdeer'', which won the Governor General's Award for English-language poetry in 2011. In 2018, their name was changed to "Book*hug" due to the controversial nature of the word "thug" and "a question about cultural appropriation Cultural appropriation is the inappropriate or unacknowledged adoption of an element or elements of one culture or identity by members of another culture or identity. This can be controversial when members of a dominant culture appropriate from ...". Notable people * Jenny Sampirisi, former Managing Editor References Com ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
NeWest Press
NeWest Press is a Canadian publishing company. Established in Edmonton, Alberta, in 1977,George Melnyk, ''The Literary History of Alberta Volume Two: From the End of the War to the End of the Century''. University of Alberta Press, 1999. . p. 173. the company grew out of a literary magazine, ''NeWest Review'', which had been launched in 1975. Early members of the collective that established the company included writer Rudy Wiebe and University of Alberta academics Douglas Barbour, George Melnyk, and Diane Bessai."A voice of the West turns 25". ''The Globe and Mail'', April 4, 2002. The first title published by the company was ''Getting Here'', an anthology of short stories by students in Barbour's and Wiebe's creative writing classes at the University of Alberta, which included Aritha Van Herk, Myrna Kostash, Candas Jane Dorsey, Caterina Edwards, and Helen Rosta. The company publishes literary fiction, non-fiction, poetry, mystery novels, and drama, with a particular but not ex ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Poet
A poet is a person who studies and creates poetry. Poets may describe themselves as such or be described as such by others. A poet may simply be the creator ( thinker, songwriter, writer, or author) who creates (composes) poems (oral or written), or they may also perform their art to an audience. The work of a poet is essentially one of communication, expressing ideas either in a literal sense (such as communicating about a specific event or place) or metaphorically. Poets have existed since prehistory, in nearly all languages, and have produced works that vary greatly in different cultures and periods. Throughout each civilization and language, poets have used various styles that have changed over time, resulting in countless poets as diverse as the literature that (since the advent of writing systems) they have produced. History In Ancient Rome, professional poets were generally sponsored by patrons, wealthy supporters including nobility and military officials. For inst ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arc Poetry Magazine
''Arc Poetry Magazine'' is a triannual literary magazine established in 1978, publishing poetry and prose about poetry. History ''Arc'' was started in 1978 by Carleton University professors Christopher Levenson, Michael Gnarowski and Tom Henighan. ''Arc'' became an independent not-for-profit organization unaffiliated with Carleton University after only a few issues. Christopher Levenson remained the editor until 1988. ''Arc'' has published works by significant Canadian poets such as Carol Shields, Don Domanski, Steven Heighton, Di Brandt, Erín Moure, Diana Brebner, George Elliott Clarke, Robin Skelton, Roo Borson, and Bronwen Wallace. ''Arcs mission is to nurture and promote composition and appreciation of poetry in Canada and abroad, with particular but not exclusive emphasis on poetry written by Canadians. In addition to publishing and distributing the work of poets, ''Arc Poetry Magazine'' organizes and administers awards, contests, public readings and other events. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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