Russell Thornton is a

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poet. His book ''House Built of Rain'' (2003) was a shortlisted nominee for the 2004

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"P.K. Page first winner of top B.C. literature award". ''

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'', March 25, 2004. and the 2004 ReLit Award. His collection ''Birds, Metals, Stones and Rain'' (2013) was a shortlisted nominee for the

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,"Local poet didn't know it". ''

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'', October 3, 2013. the 2014

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"Local poet wins national prize". ''

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'', June 12, 2014. and the 2014 Dorothy Livesay Poetry Prize."Short lists for B.C. Book Prizes announced". ''

'', March 12, 2014. His collection ''The Hundred Lives'' (2014) was a shortlisted nominee for the 2015

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. He is based in North Vancouver,

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Awards

Publications

* 2000 ''The Fifth Window'' * 2002 ''A Tunisian Notebook'' * 2003 ''House Built of Rain'' * 2006 ''The Human Shore'' * 2013 ''Birds, Metals, Stones & Rain'' * 2014 ''The Hundred Lives '' * 2018 ''The Broken Face'' * 2021 ''Answer to Blue'' * 2023 ''The White Light of Tomorrow''

References

External links

Biography, poetry excerpts from Griffin Poetry Prize website

* ttps://www.poetryinvoice.com/poems/poets/russell-thornton Poetry in Voice
Rusty Talk With Russell Thornton -- The Rusty Toque Interview with Russell Thornton

Any Semblance of Departure Will Be a Continuation: An Interview with Russell Thornton
* https://www.readlocalbc.ca/2019/04/09/interview-with-russell-thornton-national-poetry-month/ The Mystery of Where You Come From: An Interview With Russell Thornton * https://miramichireader.ca/2022/01/the-russell-thornton-interview/ The Russell Thornton Interview * https://www.poetrycanada.org/digital-library-archive/russel-thornton Living people 21st-century Canadian poets Writers from British Columbia People from North Vancouver Canadian male poets 21st-century Canadian male writers Year of birth missing (living people) {{Canada-poet-stub