David Helwig

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David Helwig (born April 15, 1938) is a Canadian poet, novelist and essayist.

Born in Toronto, Ontario, Helwig was raised in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario. He earned a B.A. from the University of Toronto in 1960, and an M.A. from the University of Liverpool in 1962. He subsequently taught at Queen's University from 1962 to 1974.

He was subsequently a literary manager for CBC Television's drama department from 1974 to 1976, and then returned to Queen's as a part time instructor until 1980, when he left to become a full-time writer.

He currently lives in Prince Edward Island. On 23 January 2008, he was named as Prince Edward Island's third Poet Laureate[1].

His daughter, Maggie Helwig, is also a noted Canadian writer.

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[edit] Works by David Helwig

[edit] Poetry

  • Figures in a Landscape, 1968
  • The Sign of the Gunman, 1969
  • The Best Name of Silence, 1972
  • Atlantic Crossings, 1974
  • Book of the Hours, 1979
  • The Rain Falls Like Rain, 1982
  • Catchpenny Poems, 1983
  • The Hundred Old Names, 1989
  • The Beloved, 1992
  • A Random Gospel, 1996
  • This Human Day, 2000
  • Telling Stories, 2000
  • The Day One, 2004

[edit] Fiction

  • The Streets of Summer, 1969 (short stories)
  • The Day Before Tomorrow, 1971 (titled Message from a Spy in some printings)
  • The Glass Knight, 1976
  • Jennifer, 1979
  • The King's Evil, 1981
  • It Is Always Summer, 1982
  • A Sound Like Laughter, 1983
  • The Only Son, 1984
  • The Bishop, 1986
  • A Postcard from Rome, 1988
  • Old Wars, 1989
  • Of Desire, 1990
  • Blueberry Cliffs, 1993
  • Just Say the Words, 1994
  • Close to the Fire, 1999
  • The Time of Her Life, 2000
  • The Stand-In, 2002
  • Duet, 2004
  • Saltsea, 2006
  • Smuggling Donkeys, 2007

[edit] Other

  • A Book About Billie, 1972
  • Last Stories of Anton Chekhov, 1991 (as translator)
  • The Child of Someone, 1997
  • Living Here, 2001
  • The Names of Things, 2006
  • Coming Through, 2007

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