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==Awards & Recognition== |
==Awards & Recognition== |
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"Opening the Island" |
="Opening the Island"= |
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Nominated - Margaret and John Savage First Book Award (2002) |
Nominated - Margaret and John Savage First Book Award (2002) |
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Won - [[Atlantic Poetry Prize]] (2002)<ref name="upei.ca">[http://www.upei.ca/cgi-new/view.cgi?id=2967 UPEI<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> |
Won - [[Atlantic Poetry Prize]] (2002)<ref name="upei.ca">[http://www.upei.ca/cgi-new/view.cgi?id=2967 UPEI<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> |
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"Processional" |
="Processional"= |
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Won - [[Governor General's Award]] for poetry in English (2005)<ref>[http://www.unbsj.ca/arts/english/jones/mt/archives/2005/11/anne_compton_wins_governor_gen.html scribblingwoman: Anne Compton wins Governor General's Award for Poetry<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref><ref name="upei.ca"/> |
Won - [[Governor General's Award]] for poetry in English (2005)<ref>[http://www.unbsj.ca/arts/english/jones/mt/archives/2005/11/anne_compton_wins_governor_gen.html scribblingwoman: Anne Compton wins Governor General's Award for Poetry<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref><ref name="upei.ca"/> |
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Won - Atlantic Poetry Prize (2006)<ref>[http://www.unb.ca/news/view.cgi?id=1012 Compton wins Atlantic Poetry Prize - May 1, 2006 - News@UNB<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> |
Won - Atlantic Poetry Prize (2006)<ref>[http://www.unb.ca/news/view.cgi?id=1012 Compton wins Atlantic Poetry Prize - May 1, 2006 - News@UNB<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> |
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General Recognition |
=General Recognition= |
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Featured writer at the 2007 ''Maritime Writers' Workshop & Literary Festival'' in [[Fredericton, New Brunswick|Fredericton]], [[New Brunswick]]. |
Featured writer at the 2007 ''Maritime Writers' Workshop & Literary Festival'' in [[Fredericton, New Brunswick|Fredericton]], [[New Brunswick]]. |
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Won - [[Alden Nowlan]] Award for excellence in English language literary arts, presented by the New Brunswick Arts Board in 2008 |
Won - [[Alden Nowlan]] Award for excellence in English language literary arts, presented by the New Brunswick Arts Board in 2008 |
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Revision as of 15:28, 14 January 2011
Anne Compton (born 1947) is a Canadian poet, critic, and anthologist.
Biography
Compton was born and raised in the farming community of Bangor, Prince Edward Island. She received her Bachelor of Arts from the University of Prince Edward Island, her Masters from York University and finally her PhD from the University of New Brunswick.[1] Dr. Compton is currently an assistant professor in UNB Saint John’s Department of Humanities and Languages teaching literature and creative writing and is also the Director of the Lorenzo Reading Series at the University of New Brunswick, and serves on the New Brunswick Arts Board.[2]
Awards & Recognition
"Opening the Island"
Nominated - Margaret and John Savage First Book Award (2002)
Won - Atlantic Poetry Prize (2002)[2]
"Processional"
Won - Governor General's Award for poetry in English (2005)[3][2]
Won - Atlantic Poetry Prize (2006)[4]
General Recognition
Featured writer at the 2007 Maritime Writers' Workshop & Literary Festival in Fredericton, New Brunswick.
Won - Alden Nowlan Award for excellence in English language literary arts, presented by the New Brunswick Arts Board in 2008
Publications
Scholarship
- A.J.M. Smith: Canadian Metaphysical (1994)
- The Edge of Home: Milton Acorn from the Island (editor, 2002)
- Coastlines: The Poetry of Atlantic Canada (co-editor, 2002)
- Meetings with Maritime Poets (2006)
Poetry
- Opening the Island (2003)
- Processional (2005)
- Asking Questions Indoors and Out (2009)
Selected Anthologies
- New Canadian Poetry (Fitzhenry and Whiteside, 2000)[5]
- Following the Plough: Recovering the Rural (Black Moss Press, 2000)
- Landmarks: an Anthology of New Atlantic Poetry (The Acorn Press, 2001)