Craig Poile is a

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poet, who won the

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in 2010 for his collection ''True Concessions''."Craig Poile winner of 2010 Archibald Lampman Award for Poetry"
'' Arc Poetry'', October 30, 2010. He was also a shortlisted nominee for the

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in 1999 for his debut collection ''First Crack'', and for an

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in 2010 for ''True Concessions''."Craig Poile’s True Concessions nominated for an Ottawa Book Award"
. ''Open Book Toronto'', September 30, 2010. Originally from

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, he studied journalism and English literature at

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. Poile's poetry has appeared in ''

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'', '' Malahat Review'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''Best Canadian Poetry'' and ''Seminal: The Anthology of Canada's Gay Male Poets''."Seminal achievement includes local writers"
. ''

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'', April 5, 2007. He was the co-owner of Collected Works, an independent bookstore in Ottawa which closed in 2012."Local bookstore hoping to be saved by Christmas miracle"

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, December 9, 2012.

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