Sean Horlor
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Sean Horlor (born January 11, 1981) is a Canadian poet. He is the author of Made Beautiful by Use (2007), published by Signature Editions.
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[edit] Personal life
Born in Edmonton, Alberta, Horlor grew up in Victoria, British Columbia, and currently resides in Vancouver, British Columbia. He has an undergraduate degree in Fine Arts from the University of Victoria.[1]
[edit] Writing
In 2003, Horlor collaborated with Vancouver poet Matt Rader and illustrator James Kingsley to publish Our Mission, Our Moment through Rader's publishing company, Mosquito Press. A hand-bound chapbook, Our Mission, Our Moment featured eight poetic transpositions of the speeches of George W. Bush.
His poem "In Praise of Beauty" won first place for poetry in This Magazine's 2006 Great Canadian Literary Hunt[2] and "St. Brendan and the Isle of Sheep" was a 2006 Editor's Choice in Arc Poetry Magazine's Poem of the Year contest[3].
His first poetry collection, Made Beautiful by Use, was published by Winnipeg-based Signature Editions in 2007. Edited by poet John Barton, the collection was described as a "a striking and, yes, beautiful set of musings on belief, sex, and power."[4]
His work also appeared in the groundbreaking Seminal: The Anthology of Canada’s Gay Male Poets (Arsenal Pulp Press, 2007), edited by poets Billeh Nickerson and John Barton.
Horlor is also a freelance writing consultant specializing in marketing communications, editorial services, and technical writing. He has previously worked as a speechwriter for Gordon Campbell, the BC Liberal premier of British Columbia.[5]
[edit] Future
Sean Horlor is currently working on a series of personal essays about Canada and a second collection of poetry.
[edit] Bibliography
- Our Mission, Our Moment (Mosquito Press, 2003)[6]
- Made Beautiful by Use (Signature Editions, 2007)[7]
[edit] References
- ^ About the author: Sean Horlor. Signature Editions.
- ^ The Great Canadian Literary Hunt 2006. Fiction & Poetry. This Magazine.
- ^ Arc 57: Table of Contents. Arc Poetry Magazine (Winter 2006).
- ^ Uptown Magazine Online - Winnipeg's Online Source for Arts, Entertainment & News
- ^ It's all in the arms
- ^ mosquitopress.com
- ^ Signature Editions
[edit] External links
- poem In Praise of Beauty by Sean Horlor, published by This Magazine in September 2006.
- Militano, Carmelo. "Made Beautiful by Use". Prairie Fire Review of Books. An online review of Made Beautiful by Use
- Nickerson, Billeh. "It's all in the arms", Cover story, Xtra West, 2007-06-21. Another online review of Made Beautiful by Use
- Hunter, Aislinn; Horlor, Sean (Spring 2006). "Just Small Town Girl / Just a City Boy". Bookninja. A critical article co-written by Canadian poet and novelist Aislinn Hunter
