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Tammy Lynn Armstrong (born March 26, 1974) is a
Canadian Canadians (french: Canadiens) are people identified with the country of Canada. This connection may be residential, legal, historical or cultural. For most Canadians, many (or all) of these connections exist and are collectively the source of ...
poet and novelist."Tammy Lynn Armstrong"
''New Brunswick Literary Encyclopedia'', 2010.
She is most noted for her 2002 collection ''Bogman's Music'', which was a shortlisted finalist for the
Governor General's Award for English-language poetry This is a list of recipients and nominees of the Governor General's Awards award for English-language poetry. The award was created in 1981 when the Governor General's Award for English language poetry or drama was divided.2002 Governor General's Awards. Originally from
St. Stephen Stephen ( grc-gre, Στέφανος ''Stéphanos'', meaning "wreath, crown" and by extension "reward, honor, renown, fame", often given as a title rather than as a name; c. 5 – c. 34 AD) is traditionally venerated as the protomartyr or first ...
,
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, Armstrong was educated at the
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and the
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.


Career

Armstrong has published the poetry collections ''Unravel'' (2004), ''Take Us Quietly'' (2006) and ''The Scare in the Crow'' (2010), and the novels ''Translations: Aístreann'' (2002) and ''Pye-Dogs'' (2008). In 2017, Armstrong's ''Hermit God Spot'' made the longlist for the CBC Poetry Prize.


See also

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Canadian literature Canadian literature is the literature of a multicultural country, written in languages including Canadian English, Canadian French, Indigenous languages, and many others such as Canadian Gaelic. Influences on Canadian writers are broad both ge ...
* Canadian poetry *
List of Canadian poets This is a list of Canadian poets. Years link to corresponding " earin poetry" articles. A *Mark Abley (born 1955), poet, journalist, editor, and non-fiction writer. *Milton Acorn (1923–1986), poet, writer, and playwright * José Acqueli ...
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References

1974 births Living people 21st-century Canadian poets 21st-century Canadian short story writers 21st-century Canadian women writers Canadian women poets Canadian women short story writers People from St. Stephen, New Brunswick Writers from New Brunswick University of British Columbia alumni University of New Brunswick alumni {{Canada-poet-stub