Kathy Shaidle
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Kathy Shaidle (born 7 May 1964) is a Canadian Roman Catholic author, columnist and poet.
Born in Hamilton, Ontario, Shaidle studied at Sheridan College. Since the mid-1980s she has worked in Toronto, eventually talking up a post at the Catholic New Times magazine. In 1991, she left the publication to pursue a writing career, only to discover that summer she contracted lupus erythematosus.[1] She was on the left as a self-described "anarcho-peacenik" in the early years of her writing career but, prompted in large part by the attacks of September 11, 2001, has become an outspoken conservative. [1]
Shaidle wrote the blog relapsedcatholic.com[2][3] and a column for the Roman Catholic weekly Our Sunday Visitor. She left the latter post in April 2007 after the newspaper refused to publish a column she had written criticizing Earth Day. [2] In September 2007 she stopped posting at Relapsed Catholic and began a new blog, fivefeetoffury.com, a reference to her petite stature and often pugnacious writing style.
Her book-length poetry collection, Lobotomy Magnificat, was nominated for a 1998 Governor General's Award. Critic Wendy McGrath, writing in the Edmonton Journal, praised the poetry for how it "effectively relates sacred images or text to present day events and images."[4] In contrast, the Montreal Gazette's reviewer was critical of the book's "diet of smart phrasing... and fabricated insights."[5]
Shaidle and Catholic journalist Pete Vere recently wrote and published The Tyranny of Nice, a critique of the human rights tribunals that exist in Canada.
Contents
Awards and recognition
- 1998: poetry finalist, Governor General's Awards
- Canadian Church Press: four awards (humour, best national columnist, etc.)[6]
Bibliography
- God rides a Yamaha: Musings on pain, poetry, and pop culture, Northstone, 1998. ISBN 1896836240
- Lobotomy magnificat Ottawa: Oberon, 1997 ISBN 0-7780-1070-8 (hardcover), ISBN 0-7780-1071-6 (paperback).
- Acoustic Ladyland: Kathy Shaidle Unplugged
References
Notes
- ^ Shaidle, Kathy (13 December 1998). "Illness a harsh but welcome teacher". Toronto Star. p. 1.
- ^ "Giggles and God-stuff: Hooting with the Maker on the Web". The Ottawa Citizen. 8 April 2001. p. C16.
- ^ Shaidle, Kathy (unknown date, after September 2001). "My life as a (mediocre) Catholic". CBC News. Retrieved 2008-01-28. Check date values in:
|date=(help) - ^ McGrath, Wendy (6 December 1998). "Poet relates sacred images to today's views". Edmonton Journal. p. F6.
- ^ Starnino, Carmine (14 November 1998). "Five poets in search of a prize". The Gazette. p. J5.
- ^ Carpenter, Rebecca (December 1998). "The triumph of Kathy Shaidle". Quill & Quire. Retrieved 26 January 2008.
Further reading
- Weisblott, Marc (10 March 2008). "Kathy Shaidle live". eye. Retrieved 8 January 2009.
- Audio: Shire Network News Interview Kathy Shaidle and Kate McMillan] discuss the law suit filled against them (and other Canadian bloggers) by Richard Warman, 22 April 2008
External links
- Kathy Shaidle official website, accessed 20 July 2006
- Relapsed Catholic, Shaidle's former blog, accessed 20 July 2006
- Five Feet of Fury, Shaidle's current blog, accessed 25 September 2007
- University of Toronto: Kathy Shaidle profile, accessed 20 July 2006
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