Richard Harrison (poet)
Richard Harrison is a Canadian poet and essayist, and winner of the City of Calgary Book Prize.[1]
His fourth book of poetry, Big Breath of a Wish (1998), was nominated for a Governor General's Award.[2]
Harrison was born in Toronto in 1957 and moved to Calgary in the 1990s. He holds degrees from Trent University (in biology and philosophy) and Concordia University (in creative writing). He has had teaching positions at Trent University, the University of Calgary, and now Mount Royal University.[2]
He has recently completed work on several books of essays (as an editor and contributor).
Selected bibliography
- 1987 Fathers Never Leave You
- 1991 Recovering the Naked Man
- 1994 Hero of the Play (2004 - 10th Anniversary ed.)
- 1995 Big Breath of a Wish
- 2005 Worthy of His Fall
Essay Collections
- Now is the Winter: Thinking about Hockey (2009)
- Secret Identity Reader (2010)
References
- ↑ Spears, Heather (2002). Line by line: an anthology of contemporary Canadian poets. Ekstasis Editions. p. 134. ISBN 978-1-896860-50-3.
- 1 2 Martin, Paul (May 2003). "Harrison, Richard". Northwest Passages: Canadian Literature Online. Retrieved 2010-12-11.
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