Lynn Crosbie
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Lynn Crosbie (born 1963) is a Canadian poet and novelist.
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[edit] Life
Crosbie was born in Montreal, Quebec, and now lives in Toronto, Ontario.
[edit] Career
She is a cultural critic, and the author of several books of poetry: Miss Pamela's Mercy, VillainElle, Pearl and a collection of new and selected work, Queen Rat. Pearl, was shortlisted for the Pat Lowther Award. Crosbie teaches at the Ontario College of Art and Design and the University of Toronto, and is a columnist for The Globe and Mail. She wrote her PhD thesis on the work of the American poet Anne Sexton. She is perhaps best known for her controversial book on the Canadian criminal Paul Bernardo, Paul's Case.
In 2006 she published a book-length poem titled Liar, available through House of Anansi Press. Liar is a personal work that deals with the end of her seven-year relationship with the Toronto poet, editor, and professional wrestling fan Michael Holmes.
[edit] Bibliography
- Miss Pamela's Mercy - 1992
- Villainelle - 1994
- Pearl - 1996
- Paul's Case: The Kingston Letters - 1997
- Queen Rat: New and Selected Poems - 1998
- Dorothy L'Amour - 1999
- Phoebe 2002 - 2003 (with Jeffery Conway and David Trinidad)
- Missing Children - 2003
- Liar - 2006
