Elizabeth Brewster
Elizabeth Brewster | |
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| Born | Elizabeth Winifred Brewster August 26, 1922 Chipman, New Brunswick |
| Died | December 26, 2012 (aged 90) Saskatoon, Saskatchewan |
| Alma mater | University of New Brunswick Radcliffe College University of Toronto Indiana University |
| Genre | Poetry |
| Notable awards | Order of Canada |
Elizabeth Winifred Brewster, CM (26 August 1922 – 26 December 2012[1]) was a Canadian poet and academic.[2]
Born in Chipman, New Brunswick, she received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of New Brunswick, a Master of Arts degree from Radcliffe College, a Bachelor of Library Science from the University of Toronto, and a Ph.D. from Indiana University. She was a Professor at the University of Saskatchewan.
In 2001, she was made a Member of the Order of Canada, Canada's highest civilian honor.
Selected bibliography
Poetry
- East Coast 1951
- Lillooet 1954
- Roads 1957
- Death by Drowning 1969
- Passage of Summer 1969
- Sunrise North 1972
- In Search of Eros 1974
- Sometimes I Think of Moving 1977
- The Way Home 1982
- Digging In 1982
- Selected Poems, 1944-1984 (2 volumes) 1985
- Entertaining Angels 1988
- Spring Again 1990
- Wheel of Change 1993
- Footnotes to the Book of Job 1995, shortlisted for the 1996 Governor General's Award
- Garden of Sculpture 1998
- On the Value Of Fantasies
- Where I Come From 2000
- Blueflag
Other works
- The Sisters 1974
- It's Easy to Fall on the Ice 1977
- Junction 1982
- A House Full of Women 1983
- Visitations 1987
- The Invention of Truth 1991
- Away from Home 1995
- In The Morning (27 May) year unknown. Published in Viewpoints Grade 11 English Textbook
References
- ^ "College of Arts and Science . University of Saskatchewan". Arts.usask.ca. Retrieved 2013-02-07.
- ^ Noreen Shanahan. "Obituary: Elizabeth Brewster's journey of self-awareness led to prolific poetry career". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 2013-02-07.
- "Canadian Who's Who 1997 entry". University of Toronto Press. Archived from the original on March 5, 2008. Retrieved June 9, 2006.
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