Shannon Bramer
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| Shannon Bramer | |
|---|---|
| Born | Hamilton, Ontario, Canada |
| Occupation | Poet, Teacher |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Writing period | 1999-present |
| Notable award(s) | Hamilton and Region Arts Council Book Award 1999 |
| Spouse(s) | Dave Derry |
Shannon Bramer is a Canadian poet (b. 1973). Born in Hamilton, Ontario, she attended York University before publishing her first book, suitcases and other poems, which won the Hamilton and Region Arts Council Book Award. Over the next few years, she resided in Guelph, Ontario, where she helped found the Bookshelf Poetry Contest. Settling in Toronto, Bramer published scarf in 2001, a book of poems which tells the story of Vera, a single woman working in a scarf store in Hamilton. scarf received praise from Canadian literary critics, perhaps exemplified by the Antigonish Review's comment that it is an "intriguing book about loneliness and searching". 2005 saw Bramer's first book of poems published by Coach House Books, The Refrigerator Memory. Incorporating a broad range of imagery, the poems in The Refrigerator Memory were also well-received.
Currently, Bramer lives in Toronto with her husband and two daughters. Her latest publication is the chapbook Fishings.
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[edit] Quotation: tricking the fever
for Jeremy
whenever we think of resurrection
we think of lazarus rolling over
mumbling sickness in his sleep, death (the idea
of leaving) something we dreamt up
like p a r a d i s e: the long word you repeated
while feverish and still trying to be funny.
love for someone ill becomes uncomplicated,
this is what we dislike most about dying.
you read my poem and said: this is wrong, my body is not
a crushed flower
[edit] Works
[edit] Poetry, Main Collections
- suitcases and other poems (Exile Editions, 1999, ISBN 1-55096-542-5)
- scarf (McArthur & Co/Exile, 2001, ISBN 1-55096-634-0)
- The Refrigerator Memory (Coach House Press, 2005, ISBN 1-55245-154-2)
[edit] Poetry, Chapbooks
- poem(s) on the stairs (above/ground press, 2002)
- Fishings (BookThug, 2007, ISBN 978-1-897388-12-9)
