Richard Stevenson (poet)
Richard Stevenson | |
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| Born | 1952 (age 71–72) Victoria, British Columbia, Canada |
| Nationality | Canadian |
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| Occupation(s) | college teacher, poet |
| Employer | Lethbridge College |
Richard Stevenson (born 1952) is a Canadian college English teacher and poet.[1] Stevenson teaches English at Lethbridge College in Lethbridge, Alberta and has taught in Western Canada and Nigeria.[2] Stevenson has degrees in English and Creative Writing from The University of Victoria and University of British Columbia.[3] Stevenson is also a musician with the young adult group Sasquatch and the jazz/poetry ensemble Naked Ear.[3]
Works
- Drving Offensively – 1985
- Suiting Up – Third Eye Press 1986
- Whatever it is Plants Dream... – 1990
- Learning to Breathe – 1992
- From the Mouths of Angels – 1993
- Why Were All the Angels Men – 1994
- Wiser Pills HMS Press Books on Disk 1996
- A Murder of Crows: New & Selected Poems (Black Moss Press, 1998)
- Nothing Definite Yeti (Ekstasis Editions, 1999)
- Live-Evil: A Homage To Miles Davis (Thistledown Press, 2000)
- Hot Flashes: Maiduguri Haiku, Senryu, and Tanka (Ekstasis Editions, 2001)
- Take Me To Your Leader! (Bayeux Arts. Inc., 2003)
- A Charm of Finches (Ekstasis Editions, 2004)
- Parrot With Tourette’s (Black Moss Press, Palm Poets Series, 2004)
- Alex Anklebone & Andy The Dog (picture book, Bayeux Arts Inc., 2005)
- Flicker at the Fascia (Serengeti Press, 2005)
- Tempus Fugit (Laurel Reed Books, 2005)
- Riding on a Magpie Riff (memoir, Black Moss press, 2006)
- Tidings of Magpies: Haiku, Senryu, and Tanka (Spotted Cow Press, 2006)
- Wiser Pills (revised edition, Frontenac House, 2008)
- The Emerald Hour (Ekstasis Editions, 2008)
Source: University of Toronto Libraries: Canadian Poetry Online[1]
Awards
- Stephan G. Stephansson Award for Poetry – From The Mouths of Angels[4]
References
- ^ a b "Canadian Poetry Online: University of Toronto Libraries: Richard Stevenson". University of Toronto Libraries: Canadian Poetry Online. Retrieved 12 May 2016.
- ^ "Richard Stevenson". Thistledown Press. Retrieved 12 May 2016.
- ^ a b "Profile: Richard Stevenson". The University of British Columbia. Retrieved 12 May 2016.
- ^ Hot Flashes: Maiduguri Haiku. Ekstatis Editions. p. back cover. Retrieved 12 May 2016.
External links
- "Poet Richard Stevenson". ArtsQuest. Retrieved 12 May 2016.
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