Gay Allison (born 1953) is a

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poet, editor, and English teacher. She was the fiction editor of

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, poetry editor of ''Waves'', founding editor of a feminist journal, '' Fireweed'', co-editor of ''Landscape'', and founding member of the Women's Writing Collective of Toronto. Additionally, Allison is an advisory board member of ''Tiger Lily'', a journal by women of colour. Allison is also a full member of the League of Canadian Poets. She was the recipient of the Poetry Award from the Federation of Women Teachers' Association of Ontario (FWTAO) in 1982 and 1986.

Early life

Allison was born in

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. She has since lived in

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, and

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Work

Allison's poetry in ''The Unravelling'', focuses on daily life "at a slow meditative pace."

Publications

Poetry

* ''Life: Still.'' (1981) * ''In the Valley of the Butterflies'' (1981) * ''The Unravelling'' (1986) * "Iron Shirt Moves" (1988)

Anthologies

* ''Women and Words: The Anthology/Les femmes et les mots: Une anthologie'' (1984) * ''Sp/Elles: Poetry by Canadian Women/Poésie de femmes canadiennes'' (1986)

Awards

* Federation of Women Teachers' Association of Ontario, Poetry Award, 1982, 1986. * Tyrone Guthrie Award, Stratford Festival, 1997.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Allison, Gay 1953 births Living people Canadian women poets 20th-century Canadian poets 20th-century Canadian women writers