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Sharon Thesen

Sharon Thesen (born 1946 in Tisdale, Saskatchewan) is a Canadian poet who lives in Lake Country, British Columbia. She teaches at University of British Columbia Okanagan.

In 2003, Thesen was a judge for the Griffin Poetry Prize.[1]

Selected works

  • Artemis Hates Romance, Toronto: Coach House Press, 1980
  • Radio New France Radio, Vancouver: Slug Press, 1981
  • Holding the Pose, Toronto: Coach House Press, 1983
  • Confabulations, Fernie, BC: Oolichan Books, 1984 (nominated for a Governor General's Award)
  • The Beginning of the Long Dash, Toronto: Coach House Press, 1987 (nominated for a Governor General's Award)
  • The Pangs of Sunday, Toronto: McClelland & Stewart, 1990
  • Aurora, Vancouver: Talonbooks, 1995
  • News and Smoke: Selected Poems, Vancouver: Talonbooks, 1999
  • A Pair of Scissors, Toronto: House of Anansi Press, 2000 (winner of the Pat Lowther Award)
  • Weeping Willow, Vancouver: Nomados, 2005
  • The Good Bacteria, Toronto: House of Anansi Press, 2006 (nominated for the 2006 Governor General's Award for poetry and the Dorothy Livesay Poetry Prize)
  • Oyama Pink Shale, Toronto: House of Anansi Press, 2011
  • The Receiver, Vancouver: New Star Books, 2017

References

  1. ^ The Griffin Trust for Excellence in Poetry announces the judges for the 2003 Griffin Poetry Prize

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