Sharon Thesen (born 1946 in

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) is a Canadian poet who lives in

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. She teaches at

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. In 2003, Thesen was a judge for the

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.The Griffin Trust for Excellence in Poetry announces the judges for the 2003 Griffin Poetry Prize
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Selected works

* ''Artemis Hates Romance'', Toronto: Coach House Press, 1980 * ''Radio New France Radio'', Vancouver: Slug Press, 1981 * ''Holding the Pose'', Toronto: Coach House Press, 1983 * ''Confabulations'', Fernie, BC: Oolichan Books, 1984 (nominated for a

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) * ''The Beginning of the Long Dash'', Toronto: Coach House Press, 1987 (nominated for a

) * ''The Pangs of Sunday'', Toronto: McClelland & Stewart, 1990 * ''Aurora'', Vancouver: Talonbooks, 1995 * ''News and Smoke: Selected Poems'', Vancouver: Talonbooks, 1999 * ''A Pair of Scissors'', Toronto: House of Anansi Press, 2000 (winner of the Pat Lowther Award) * ''Weeping Willow'', Vancouver: Nomados, 2005 * ''The Good Bacteria'', Toronto: House of Anansi Press, 2006 (nominated for the 2006 Governor General's Award for poetry and the

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) * ''Oyama Pink Shale'', Toronto: House of Anansi Press, 2011 * ''The Receiver'', Vancouver: New Star Books, 2017 *''The Wig-Maker'' w/Janet Gallant, Vancouver: New Star Books, 2021

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Griffin Poetry Prize biographyRecords of Sharon Thesen are held by Simon Fraser University's Special Collections and Rare Books
1946 births Living people 20th-century Canadian poets 21st-century Canadian poets Canadian women poets 20th-century Canadian women writers 21st-century Canadian women writers {{Canada-poet-stub