Jordan Scott (born May 8, 1978) is a

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poet, who won the

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in 2018. Scott's first book of poetry, ''Silt'', was published in 2005, and was shortlisted for the

Dorothy Livesay Poetry Prize The Dorothy Livesay Poetry Prize, established in 1986, is awarded annually to the best collection of poetry by a resident of British Columbia, Canada. One of the BC and Yukon Book Prizes, the award was originally known as the B.C. Prize for Poetry. ...

in 2006. He followed up in 2008 with ''Blert'', a collection of poetry inspired by his lifelong struggle with

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. In 2013, Scott and

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collaborated on ''Decomp'', a book which combined

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with photography. In 2015 he was granted access to the

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, spending five days exploring the facility and publishing the multimedia work ''Clearance Process'' in 2016 to document his visit. His 2020 children's book, ''I Talk Like a River'', was named as Best Children's Book of the Year Award for 2020 by ''

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'', and was a finalist for the

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.Ryan Porter
"Eight shortlists announced for BC and Yukon Book Prizes"
'' Quill & Quire'', April 8, 2021.

Works

*''Silt'' (2005) *''Blert'' (2008) *''Decomp'' (2013) *''Clearance Process'' (2016) *''Night & Ox'' (2017) *''I Talk Like a River'' (2020) ** German: ''Ich bin wie der Fluss'' (2021)

References

1978 births 21st-century Canadian poets 21st-century Canadian male writers Canadian male poets Writers from British Columbia Living people Canadian children's writers {{Canada-poet-stub