Blaine Marchand (born 1949 in Ottawa,

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) is a Canadian writer."An interview with poet Blaine Marchand"
. ''

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'', June 4, 2013. Marchand has published poetry, non-fiction and a novel. A longtime program manager with the

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, some of his writing has been inspired by his international travels with the organization."Reading Pakistan"
''Vallum'' 9:1, Winter 2012. In 2012 he was guest editor of an issue of the Canadian poetry magazine ''Vallum'' dedicated to poets from

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. From 1992 to 1994 he was president of the

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. He was also a co-founder of the Ottawa Independent Writers, the Ottawa Valley Book Festival and the ''Canadian Review'', and a regular columnist for Ottawa's

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''. Openly

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, he lives in Ottawa.

Awards

* 1971 - Georgia May Cook Sonnet Award * 1987 - Anthos Poetry Prize * 1990 - The League of Canadian Poets National Poetry Contest, second prize * 1992 -

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Publications

Poetry

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Novels

Non-fiction

Anthologies

* *Capital Poets: An Ottawa Anthology. (Ouroboros, 1989). *

References

External links

Blaine Marchand
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