Shane Book
Shane Book is a Canadian poet.[1] He was a shortlisted nominee for the 2015 Griffin Poetry Prize for his second collection, Congotronic.[2]
Of Trinidadian descent,[1] Book is based in Ottawa.[3] His first poetry collection, Ceiling of Sticks, was published in 2010, and he was a finalist for the CBC Literary Awards in 2011 for "Almost Spain".[3] He obtained his M.F.A. at the Iowa Writers’ Workshop and was a Stegner Fellow at Stanford University.
His work[edit]
Janelas (2015)
From Flagelliform 61: Tilted Away (2015)
Ceiling of Sticks (2010)
Congotronic (2015)
All black everything (2023)
References[edit]
- ^ a b "For an emerging poet like Shane Book, winning the Griffin Prize would be a life-changing event". The Globe and Mail, June 2, 2015.
- ^ "Fresh voices vie for rich poetry award". The Globe and Mail, April 8, 2015.
- ^ a b "Nepean poet to vie for CBC Literary Award". Ottawa Citizen, March 2, 2011.
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