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Mary di Michele (born 6 August 1949) is an
Mary Di Michele: Essays on Her Works
'. Guernica Editions; 2007. . p. 206–. She is a professor at
Putting Down Roots: Montreal's Immigrant Writers
'. Véhicule Press; 1 January 1998. . p. 41.
''The Canadian Encyclopedia'' She traveled to Chile in 1987 as part of a literary cultural exchange.Susan L. Rosenstreich.
Encounters with Quebec: Emerging Perspectives on Quebecois Narrative Fiction
'. Global Academic Publishing; 1998. . p. 165–. In 1990, she became a professor of English at Concordia University. By 1995 di Michele had written six volumes of poetry. That year she published her first novel, ''Under My Skin''. She continued to write and publish poetry, and in 2005 released a second novel, ''Tenor of Love''.David Skene-Melvin.
Investigating Women: Female Detectives by Canadian Writers: An Eclectic Sampler
'. Dundurn; 1 December 1995. . p. 34–. In 2017 di Michele published a book of poetry, ''Bicycle Thieves''. In 2018 her works are held in more than 1400 libraries.
''Toronto Star'' - Toronto, Ont. Oughton, John. Aug 18, 1990 M.6 *''Stranger in You: Selected Poems and New'' – 1995 *''Debriefing the Rose'' – 1998 *''Tenor of Love'' (novel) – 2005
Mary di Michele's web page
* ttps://web.archive.org/web/20040404175800/http://www.athabascau.ca/cll/writers/dimichele_bio.html Athabasca University's Canadian Writers page {{DEFAULTSORT:Di Michele, Mary 1949 births 20th-century Canadian novelists 20th-century Canadian poets 21st-century Canadian novelists 21st-century Canadian poets Canadian women novelists Canadian women poets Italian emigrants to Canada Living people 20th-century Canadian women writers 21st-century Canadian women writers
Mary di Michele (born 6 August 1949) is an Italian-Canadian
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poet and author.Joseph Pivato. Mary Di Michele: Essays on Her Works
'. Guernica Editions; 2007. . p. 206–. She is a professor at
Concordia University
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in Montreal
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, Quebec
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where she teaches in creative writing.Elaine Kalman Naves. Putting Down Roots: Montreal's Immigrant Writers
'. Véhicule Press; 1 January 1998. . p. 41.
Early life and education
di Michele was born inLanciano
Lanciano (; nap, label= Abruzzese, Langiàne ) is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Chieti, part of the Abruzzo region of central Italy. It has 36,304 inhabitants as of 2011. The town is known for the first recorded Catholic Eucharistic ...
, Italy
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. She immigrated to Toronto
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, Ontario
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with her family in 1955. She obtained an Honours B.A. in English Literature at the University of Toronto
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in 1972. Later, she completed an M.A. in English and creative writing at the University of Windsor
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in 1974.
Career
di Michele published her first book of poetry, ''Tree of August'', in 1978."Mary di Michele"''The Canadian Encyclopedia'' She traveled to Chile in 1987 as part of a literary cultural exchange.Susan L. Rosenstreich.
Encounters with Quebec: Emerging Perspectives on Quebecois Narrative Fiction
'. Global Academic Publishing; 1998. . p. 165–. In 1990, she became a professor of English at Concordia University. By 1995 di Michele had written six volumes of poetry. That year she published her first novel, ''Under My Skin''. She continued to write and publish poetry, and in 2005 released a second novel, ''Tenor of Love''.David Skene-Melvin.
Investigating Women: Female Detectives by Canadian Writers: An Eclectic Sampler
'. Dundurn; 1 December 1995. . p. 34–. In 2017 di Michele published a book of poetry, ''Bicycle Thieves''. In 2018 her works are held in more than 1400 libraries.
Works
*''Tree of August'' – 1978 *''Bread and Chocolate'' – 1980 *''Mimosa and Other Poems'' – 1981 *''Necessary Sugar'' – 1984 *''Anything is Possible: A Selection of Eleven Women Poets'' (editor) – 1984 *''Immune to Gravity'' – 1986 *''Under My Skin'' (novel) – 1994 *''Luminous Emergencies'' – 1990''Toronto Star'' - Toronto, Ont. Oughton, John. Aug 18, 1990 M.6 *''Stranger in You: Selected Poems and New'' – 1995 *''Debriefing the Rose'' – 1998 *''Tenor of Love'' (novel) – 2005
See also
*List of Canadian writers
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*List of Canadian poets
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*Mark Abley (born 1955), poet, journalist, editor, and non-fiction writer.
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References
External links
Mary di Michele's web page
* ttps://web.archive.org/web/20040404175800/http://www.athabascau.ca/cll/writers/dimichele_bio.html Athabasca University's Canadian Writers page {{DEFAULTSORT:Di Michele, Mary 1949 births 20th-century Canadian novelists 20th-century Canadian poets 21st-century Canadian novelists 21st-century Canadian poets Canadian women novelists Canadian women poets Italian emigrants to Canada Living people 20th-century Canadian women writers 21st-century Canadian women writers