Ben Ladouceur
| Ben Ladouceur | |
|---|---|
| Born |
1987 Ottawa, Ontario |
| Occupation | writer |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Genre | poetry |
| Notable works | Otter |
Ben Ladouceur (born 1987) is a Canadian writer,[1] whose poetry collection Otter was a shortlisted nominee for the Lambda Literary Award for Gay Poetry at the 28th Lambda Literary Awards[2] and won the Gerald Lampert Award in 2016.[3]
Born and raised in Ottawa, Ontario, Ladouceur is currently based in Toronto.[4] Prior to Otter, he published several poetry chapbooks, including Three Knit Hats (2007), Dust and the Colour Orange (2008), Nuuk (2008), Alert (2009), The Argossey (2009), self-portrait as the bottom of the sea at the beginning of time (2011), Lime Kiln Quay Road (2011), Mutt (2011), Impossibly Handsome (2013) and Poem About the Train (2014), and wrote the web series Other Men.[4]
His work has been nominated for the Pushcart Prize, the John Newlove Poetry Award, the George Johnston Poetry Prize, and the John Lent Poetry Prize, and he was a winner of the Earle Birney Poetry Prize in 2013.[4]
References
- ↑ "Hot tip: Three on-trend books of that permanent thing, poetry". National Post, June 12, 2015.
- ↑ "Who Are the 2016 Lambda Literary Awards Finalists?". Out, March 8, 2016.
- ↑ "Awards: Lorna Crozier wins big at League of Canadian Poets awards". Quill & Quire, June 20, 2016.
- 1 2 3 "Profile on Ben Ladouceur, with a few questions". Open Book Ontario, June 17, 2015.