Patrick O'Connell (1944–2005) was a

Canadian Canadians () 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 their being ''C ...

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 (thought, thinker, songwriter, writer, or author) who creates (composes) poems (oral t ...

. Born in

Winnipeg Winnipeg () is the capital and largest city of the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Manitoba. It is centred on the confluence of the Red River of the North, Red and Assiniboine River, Assiniboine rivers. , Winnipeg h ...

Manitoba Manitoba is a Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Canada at the Centre of Canada, longitudinal centre of the country. It is Canada's Population of Canada by province and territory, fifth-most populous province, with a population ...

, he was educated at the

University of Manitoba The University of Manitoba (U of M, UManitoba, or UM) is a public research university in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Founded in 1877, it is the first university of Western Canada. Both by total student enrolment and campus area, the University of ...

. In 1993, he was the winner of the John Hirsch Award for Most Promising New Writer.

Bibliography

*''Hoping for Angels'' (1990) *''Falling in Place'' (1993) *''The Joy that Cracked the Mountain'' (1999)

External links

Patrick O'Connell Profile
1944 births 2005 deaths 20th-century Canadian poets Canadian male poets Writers from Winnipeg 20th-century Canadian male writers Poets from Manitoba {{Canada-poet-stub