Stephen Rowe (poet)

Stephen Rowe

Stephen Rowe

Rowe reading at SPARKS Literary Festival, St. John's, Newfoundland
Born April 7, 1980
Heart's Content, Newfoundland and Labrador
Occupation Poet
Nationality Canadian
Education Bachelor's degree
Alma mater Memorial University of Newfoundland
Period 2000s to present
Genre poetry
Notable works Never More There
Website
www.stephenrowe.ca

Stephen Rowe (born April 7, 1980 in Heart's Content, Newfoundland and Labrador) is a Canadian poet.

Biography

Rowe was educated first in Heart's Content and Carbonear and then in St. John's, where he attended Memorial University of Newfoundland. He was admitted to the degree of Bachelor of Arts in 2003 and then to a Bachelor's Degree in Intermediate/Secondary Education in 2005.[1]

In 2006 he studied poetry with Canadian poet Mary Dalton, during which he wrote the chapbook Below The Spruce and participated in a mentorship program with Canadian poet and novelist Alison Pick.

After graduating from university, Rowe lived and worked in St. John's before moving to Gander, where he now works and writes. He is the editor of the online blog named after his unpublished first collection of poetry.[2] In October 2009, he published his first book of poetry, entitled Never More There.[3] He is a member of the Writer's Alliance of Newfoundland & Labrador.[4]

He is an avid supporter of Arsenal F.C.

Awards

Bibliography

Poetry collections

Rowe's first book of poems Never More There was accepted for publication by Nightwood Editions[6] and was released in October 2009. This manuscript is the same one that won him a place as a finalist in the Writer's Alliance of Newfoundland and Labrador's Fresh Fish Award for Emerging Writers in 2008.[7]

The collection received positive reviews both locally and across Canada. In the Quill and Quire he was touted as a "poet to watch".[5]

Individual publications

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