Vic Elias (1948–2006) was a

poet A poet is a person who studies and creates poetry. Poets may describe themselves as such or be described as such by others. A poet may simply be the creator ( thinker, songwriter, writer, or author) who creates (composes) poems (oral or writte ...

who was born in

Chicago, Illinois (''City in a Garden''); I Will , image_map = , map_caption = Interactive Map of Chicago , coordinates = , coordinates_footnotes = , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name ...

, and emigrated to Canada in 1979. Settling in

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, he was a Professor of Applied Mathematics at the

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. He was also an Affiliate Member of the Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics in

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. In 1997 he received the Edward G. Pleva Award for Excellence in Teaching, UWO's highest teaching award.South Western Ontario Poetry , VictorElias / Bio
/ref> In addition to his work in mathematics and physics, Vic Elias was an accomplished poet whose work appeared in a number of literary publications including ''Parchment,'' ''Tabula Rasa,'' and ''Afterthoughts.'' He is the author of three full-length collections and one chapbook of poetry. His poems have dealt with his

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identity and spiritual themes, humorous anecdotes, and in his final works, his struggle with cancer, which took his life in May 2006.

Books

*1991: ''Reflected Scenery from Where My Eyes Should Be'', Moonstone Press *2004: ''Drinking with Old Men'', South Western Ontario Poetry, *2006: ''A Game of Jeopardy'', South Western Ontario Poetry,

Chapbooks

*2006: ''The Cataracts of Troy'', South Western Ontario Poetry

References

External links

Vic Elias: Publisher Site
{{DEFAULTSORT:Elias, Vic American male poets Poets from Chicago 1948 births 2006 deaths Chapbook writers 20th-century American poets 20th-century American male writers