Charlotte Hussey is Montreal-based poet, literary critic and English professor at

Dawson College Dawson College (French: ''Collège Dawson)'' is an English-language public general and vocational college in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The college is situated near the heart of Downtown Montreal in a former nunnery on approximately 12 acre ...

. She completed her MA '79 at

Concordia University Concordia University ( French: ''Université Concordia'') is a public research university located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Founded in 1974 following the merger of Loyola College and Sir George Williams University, Concordia is one of the t ...

, MFA '91 at

Warren Wilson College Warren Wilson College (WWC) is a private liberal arts college in Swannanoa, North Carolina. It is known for its curriculum that combines academics, work, and service as every student must complete a requisite course of study, work an on-campus ...

, and PhD '99 at

McGill University McGill University (french: link=no, Université McGill) is an English-language public research university located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Founded in 1821 by royal charter granted by King George IV,Frost, Stanley Brice. ''McGill Universit ...

. Her doctorate thesis was on the twentieth-century poet

H.D. Hilda Doolittle (September 10, 1886 – September 27, 1961) was an American modernist poet, novelist, and memoirist who wrote under the name H.D. throughout her life. Her career began in 1911 after she moved to London and co-founded the ...

She also teaches creative and academic writing at

and has taught on Northern Quebec Aboriginal reserves. Outside her writing life, she is also a yoga instructor and Creativity Coach. She participated in

Dial-A-Poem Montreal Dial-A-Poem Montreal was a phone-based service started in 1985 by Fortner Anderson, who was inspired by John Giorno's Dial-A-Poem and wanted to expand poetry beyond the limits of print.Michael Farber. "A line of poetry just a dial away." ''The Gaze ...

1985–1987.

Publications

Poetry

*''Rue Sainte Famille.'' Montreal, QC: Véhicule Press, 1990. *''The Head Will Continue to Sing.'' Montreal, QC: Over The Moon, 2000. *''Glossing the Spoils.'' Stroud, Glos: Awen Publications, May 2012.

References

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