George Swede

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George Swede (Latvian: Juris Švēde), (born as Juris Puriņš, November 20, 1940 in Riga, Latvia) is a Canadian poet and children's writer who lives in Toronto, Ontario.

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[edit] Bibliography

  • Unwinding (Toronto, ON, Canada: Missing Link, 1974)
  • Tell-tale Feathers (Fredericton, N. B., Canada: Fiddlehead, 1978) ISBN 0-920110-56-8
  • Endless Jigsaw (Toronto, ON, Canada: Three Trees, 1978) ISBN 0-88823-015-X
  • A Snowman, Headless (Fredericton, N. B., Canada: Fiddlehead, 1979) ISBN 0-920110-84-3
  • (ed.), Canadian Haiku Anthology (Toronto, ON, Canada: Three Trees, 1979) ISBN 0-88823-017-6
  • Wingbeats (La Crosse, WI, USA: Juniper, 1979)
  • As Far As The Sea Can Eye (Toronto, ON, Canada: York, 1979) ISBN 0-920424-16-3
  • The Case of the Moonlit Goldust (Toronto, ON, Canada: Three Trees, 1979) ISBN 0-88823-038-9 Illustrated by Danielle Jones
  • This Morning's Mockingbird (Battle Ground, IN, USA: High/Coo, 1980) ISBN 0913719463; ISBN 978-0913719466
  • The Case of the Missing Heirloom (Toronto, ON, Canada: Three Trees, 1980) ISBN 0888230273 Illustrated by Danielle Jones
  • "with Anita Krumins, Quillby, The Porcupine Who Lost His Quills (Toronto: Three Trees Press, 1980) ISBN 0-88823-019-2 Illustrated by Martin Lewis
  • Eye to Eye with a Frog (La Crosse, WI, USA: Juniper, 1981)
  • The Case of the Seaside Burglaries (Toronto, ON, Canada: Three Trees, 1981) ISBN 0-88823-044-3 Illustrated by Danielle Jones
  • The Modern English Haiku (Toronto: Columbine Editions, 1981) ISBN 0-919561-00-4 Illustrated by Aiko Suzuki
  • All of Her Shadows (Battle Ground, IN, USA: High/Coo, 1982) ISBN 0913719552; ISBN 978-0913719558
  • The Case of the Downhill Theft (Toronto, ON, Canada: Three Trees, 1982) ISBN 0-88823-049-4 Illustrated by Paul Kantorek
  • Binary Poem (Toronto, ON, Canada: Curvd H&Z, 1982)
  • Undertow (Toronto, ON, Canada: Three Trees, 1982) ISBN 0-88823-050-8
  • Biased Sample (Toronto: The League of Canadian Poets, 1982)
  • Tick Bird: Poems for Children (Toronto, ON, Canada: Three Trees, 1983) ISBN 0-88823-064-8 Illustrated by Katherine Helmer
  • Frozen Breaths (Glen Burnie, MD, USA: Wind Chimes, 1983)
  • (ed.), Cicada Voices: Selected Haiku of Eric Amann 1966-1979 (Battle Ground, IN, USA: High/Coo, 1983) ISBN 0-913719-25-0
  • Flaking Paint (Toronto, ON, Canada: Underwhich, 1983)
  • Bifids (Toronto, ON Canada: CURVD H&Z, 1984)
  • Night Tides (London, ON, Canada: South Western Ontario Poetry, 1984) ISBN 0919139191; ISBN 978-0919139190
  • Time Is Flies: Poems for Children (Toronto, ON, Canada: Three Trees, 1984) ISBN 0-88823-090-7 Illustrated by Darcia Labrosse
  • Dudley and the Birdman (Toronto, ON, Canada: Three Trees, 1985) ISBN 0-88823-102-4) Illustrated by Gary McLaughlin
  • Dudley and the Christmas Thief (Toronto, ON, Canada: Three Trees, 1986) ISBN 0-88823-123-7 Illustrated by Allan and Deborah Drew-Brook-Cormack
  • High Wire Spider: Poems for Children ((Toronto, ON, Canada: Three Trees, 1986) ISBN 0-88823-111-3 Illustrated by Victor Gad
  • with Eric Amann, LeRoy Gorman, The Space Between (Glen Burnie, MD, USA: Wind Chimes, 1986) ISBN 0-941190-16-1
  • I Eat a Rose Petal (Aylmer, QC, Canada: Haiku Canada, 1987)
  • Multiple Personality (North Vancouver, BC, Canada: Silver Birch, 1987)
  • Leaping Lizard: Poems for Children (Stratford, ON, Canada: Three Trees, 1988) ISBN 0-88823-136-9 Illustrated by Kimberley Hart
  • with jwcurry, Where Even the Factories Have Lawns (Toronto, ON, Canada: Gesture, 1988) ISBN 0-920585-12-4
  • I Throw Stones at the Mountain (Glen Burnie, MD, USA: Wind Chimes, 1988)
  • Holes in My Cage: Poems for Young Adults (Toronto, ON, Canada: Three Trees, 1989) ISBN 0-88823-147-4
  • (ed.),The Universe is One Poem: Four Poets Talk Poetry (Toronto, ON, Canada: Simon & Pierre, 1990) ISBN 0-88924-224-0
  • I Want to Lasso Time (Toronto, ON, Canada: Simon & Pierre, 1991) ISBN 0-88924-234-8
  • Leaving My Loneliness (Pointe Claire, QC, Canada: King's Road Press, 1992) ISBN 1-895557-03-8
  • (ed.),There will Always be a Sky (Toronto, ON, Canada: Nelson Canada, 1993) ISBN 0-17-604273-3
  • Creativity. A New Psychology (Toronto, ON, Canada: Wall & Emerson, 1993) ISBN 1-895131-11-1
  • The Psychology of Art : An Experimental Approach (Toronto, ON, Canada: Canadian Scholar's, 1994) ISBN 1-55130-036-2
  • with George Amabile, Leonard Gasparini, Seymour Mayne, and Ted Plantos, Five O'Clock Shadows (Toronto, ON, Canada: Letters Bookshop, 1996) ISBN 0-921688-13-x
  • My Shadow Doing Something (Enfield, CT, USA: Tiny Poems, 1997)
  • bugs (Napanee, ON, Canada: pawEpress, 1998)
  • (ed. with Randy Brooks, Global Haiku: Twenty-Five Poets World-Wide (New York, NY, USA: Mosaic, 2000) ISBN 0-88962-713-4
  • (ed. with Eva Tomaszewska, trans,"Antologia Haiku Kanadyjskiego" /"Canadian Haiku Anthology" (Krakow, Poland: Wydawnictswo Krytiki Artsitycznej Miniatura, 2003) ISBN 83-7081-447-6
  • Almost Unseen: Selected Haiku (Decatur, IL, USA: Brooks Books, 2000) ISBN 0-913719-99-4
  • First Light, First Shadows (Liverpool, UK: Snapshot Press, 2006) ISBN 1-903543-19-3; ISBN 978-1-903543-19-1

[edit] Some Mentions, Interviews, Reviews

  • BBC Radio 3, Close to Silence, Aug. 25, 1994
  • BCTV, Japan Air Lines Haiku Contest for B.C. Schoolchildren, June 8, 1987
  • Books in Canada: Jan., 1979; Dec., 1980; 11:10, 1982; 12:5, 1983; 13:10, 1984; 18:3, 1989
  • Canadian Children's Literature: No. 22, 1981; No. 41, 1986; No. 44, 1986; No. 55, 1989; No. 59, 1990; No. 67, 1992
  • Canadian Literature: No. 104, 1985; No. 111, 1986; No. 168, 2001; No. 183, 2004
  • CBC Radio: Take 30, Cross-Country Canada, Morning Program, Mar., 1970; Arts National, May 20, 1980; Morningside, Nov. 14, 1984; Viki Gabreau Show, June 5, 1989
  • Children's Book News: 6:2, 1983; 7:4, 1985; 8:3, 1985; 10:4, 1988; 11;4, 1989; 12:2, 1989; 14:3, 1991
  • CJRT FM: Contemporary Canadian Poets Series-- Mar. 20, 1980; Jan.5 & Jan. 12, 1984
  • CTV: Romper Room, May 27, 1986
  • Fredericton Daily Gleaner, Sep.2, 1978
  • Globe and Mail: Mar. 17 & Mar. 20, 1970; Mar. 27, 1982; Feb. 7, 1987;
  • Halifax Herald, Jan.28, 2001
  • [London] Times Weekend, Aug. 19, 2000
  • Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Apr. 1, 2001
  • Modern Haiku: 10:2, 1979; 10:3, 1979; 11:1, 1980; 11:3, 1980; 13:3, 1982; 14:3, 1983; 15:2, 1984; 15:3, 1984; 16:2, 1985; 18:1, 1987; 19:2, 1988; 21:2, 1990; 21:3, 1990; 23:2, 1992; 31:3, 2000
  • Montreal Gazette, May 15, 1989
  • New York Times Book Review, Mar. 29, 1987
  • Ottawa Citizen: June 23, 1983; Jan. 25, 1997; Dec. 3, 2000
  • Poetry Nippon: Nos. 47 & 48, 1979; Nos. 51 & 52, 1980; Nos. 73 & 74, 1986
  • Quill & Quire: Apr., 1981; Dec., 1981; Feb., 1986; July, 1990
  • RTE, Quiet Quarter, Nov. 12-16, 2002
  • Toronto Star: Mar. 21, 1970; Dec. 6, 1980; Jan. 20, 1985; Aug. 31, 1986; May 2, 1991
  • Toronto Telegram: Mar. 20, 1969; Mar. 17, 1970
  • Tragaluz, 4:34, 2006
  • TV Ontario, In Conversation With . . . Nov. 27, 1992
  • Wilson Quarterly, 21:4, 1997

[edit] Some Awards and Grants

  • Ontario Arts Council Writer's Grants: 1978-82, 1984-86, 1989
  • Ontario Arts Council Creative Artists in Schools Project Grants: 1988-89, 1991
  • Canadian Children's Book Centre "Our Choice" Awards: 1984-85, 1987, 1991, 1992
  • Canadian Children's Book Centre Selection for 10th Annual Book Festival Tour of Alberta. Nov. 2-29, 1986
  • Golden State Bank Award, Second Annual International Yuki Teikei Haiku Contest, 1979
  • Yuki Teikei Haiku Society Award, 1980
  • Honorable Mention, Haiku Society of America Merit Book Awards, 1979 (for Wingbeats)
  • Co-winner, 5th Annual High/Coo Press Mini-Chapbook Competition, 1982 (for All of Her Shadows)
  • Museum of Haiku Literature Award, 1983, 1985, 1992
  • Runner-up, Wind Chimes Minibook Competition, 1988 (for I Throw Stones at the Mountain)
  • Second Prize, Haiku Quarterly Special Haiku Contest, 1989
  • Third place, Poetry Society of Japan's Second International English Tanka Contest, 1990
  • Honorable Mention, Haiku Society of America's H.G. Henderson Awards, 1990
  • Mirrors International Tanka Award, 1990
  • JAL Foundation Grant for Judging World Children's Haiku Contest in Japan, August 22-31, 1990
  • First Prize, Free Style, Mainichi Daily News Haiku in English Contest, 1994
  • Second Prize, Mainichi Daily News 125th Anniversary Haiku Contest, 1997
  • Third Place, Haiku Society of America's H.G. Henderson Awards, 1997
  • Japan Foundation Grant for tour of Japan, April 16-25, 1997
  • Honorable Mention, Haiku Society of America's H.G. Henderson Awards, 2004
  • First Prize, The Snapshot Press Tanka Collection Competition 2005 (for First Light, First Shadows)
  • Honorary Life Member, Haiku Canada, 2007

[edit] Some Writerly Offices

  • Editor, Frogpond: The Journal of the Haiku Society of America, 2008-
  • Columnist, Simply Haiku: A Quarterly Journal of Japanese Short Form Poetry (Online), 2005-2008
  • Editorial Staff, Red Moon Press (Winchester VA), 2000-2008
  • Judge (for haiku), The 2004 San Francisco International Haiku, Senryu and Tanka Contest, Haiku Poets of Northern California
  • Judge, The Betty Drevniok Awards, Haiku Canada, 2002
  • Judge (with Christopher Dewdney and Robert Priest), Seasons Nature Poetry Contest, Federation of Ontario Naturalists, 2002
  • Board Member, Cancopy (now Access Copyright), Toronto, 1996-1997
  • Chair, Membership Committee, The Writers' Union of Canada, 1993-1996
  • Judge, Tanka Splendor 1997, AHA Books (Gualala, CA)
  • Guest Editor, Iron, Issue 76, Cullercoats, North Shields, Northumberland, England, 1995
  • Judge (one of fourteen), Japan Air Lines World Children's Haiku Contest, Osaka, 1990
  • Judge, Japan Air Lines Haiku Contest for B.C. Schoolchildren, Vancouver, 1987
  • Editorial Staff, Cross-Canada Writers' Quarterly, Toronto, 1982-1990
  • Second Vice-President, Canadian Society of Children's Authors, Illustrators and Performers, Toronto, 1983-1984
  • Poetry Editor, Poetry Toronto. 1980-1981
  • Co-Founder (with Eric Amann and Betty Drevniok), Haiku Canada, 1977

[edit] Education

  • B.A. (Honours, Psychology), University of British Columbia, 1964
  • M.A. (Psychology), Dalhousie University, 1965

[edit] Brief Work History and Some Highlights

  • Psychology Interne, B.C. Penitentiary, Summer, 1964
  • Instructor, Psychology Department, Vancouver City College (now Langara College), 1966-1967
  • School Psychologist, Scarborough Board of Education, Toronto, 1967-1968
  • Member, Psychology Department, Ryerson University, 1968-2006
  • Director, Developmental Psychology, Ryerson Open College (through CJRT-FM, CBC, CTV), 1970-1975
  • Ryerson University Now (RUN), 1993-2000: A Toronto School Board/Ryerson University initiative to get bright, but disadvantaged students interested in going to university. For a taste of higher education, they took a credit course in introductory psychology from Professor Swede. Eventually, most did go to university, many on scholarships.
  • Chair, Department of Psychology, Ryerson University, 1998-2003
  • Professor Emeritus, Ryerson University, 2006
  • Honorary Life Member, Canadian Psychological Association, 2007

[edit] Some Personal Details

  • Married to Anita Krumins, Professor Emerita, Ryerson University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
  • Two sons: Juris Krumins, a lawyer in Washington D.C., and Dr. Andris Krumins, an educator and musician in Oakville, Ontario
  • Residence: Toronto



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