Blaine Marchand

Blaine Marchand (born 1949 Ottawa) is a Canadian poet.

Contents 1 Life 2 Awards 3 Publications 3.1 Poetry 3.2 Novels 3.3 Non Fiction 3.4 Anthologies 4 References 5 External links

Life

He began a weekly poetry programme on FM radio. He is a co-founder of the Ottawa Independent Writers. From 1992 to 1994 he was president of the League of Canadian Poets. He lives in Ottawa.^[1]

Awards

• 1971 Georgia May Cook Sonnet Award
• 1987 Anthos Poetry Prize
• 1990 The League of Canadian Poets National Poetry Contest, second prize
• 1992 Archibald Lampman Award

Publications

Poetry

• After the Fact. Borealis Press. 1979. ISBN 9780888870513. 
• Open Fires. Anthos Books. 1987. ISBN 9780920798072. 
• A Garden Enclosed. Cormorant Books. 1991. ISBN 9780920953525. 
• Bodily Presence. Quarry Press. 1994. ISBN 9781550821413. 
• The Craving of Knives. BuschekBooks. 2009. ISBN 9781894543583. 

Novels

• African Journey. Media-Sphere, Youth Editions. 1990. ISBN 9780662180708. 

Non Fiction

• Deborah Fletcher, Blaine Marchand, Louis Valenzuela (1981). Ottawa A to Z. Deneau Publishers. ISBN 9780888790583. 

Anthologies

• Garden Varieties. Cormorant Books. 1988. ISBN 0920953018. 
• Capital Poets: An Ottawa Anthology. (Ouroboros, 1989).
• More Garden Varieties Two.. Mercury Press. 1990. ISBN 9780920544761. 

References

External links

• "Blaine Marchand", League of Canadian Poets

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