Griffin Poetry Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 7 (2007) Winner
Don McKay
ドン・マッケイ
Don McKay
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1942 （Owen Sound, Ontario）
- Nationality
- Canada
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- southwestern Ontario → New Brunswick → Vancouver Island → Newfoundland
Career
- Occupations
- Poet, Essayist, Editor, Educator
- Active Years
- 1973-
- Affiliations
- Brick Books, The Fiddlehead
- Influenced By
- Dylan Thomas
- Influenced
- Ken Babstock, Michael Redhill
- Nominations
- Birding, or Desire (1983 GG nom.), Apparatus (1997 GG nom.), Another Gravity (2001 Griffin nom.), Camber (2005 Griffin nom.), Vis à Vis (2002 GG Nonfiction nom.)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Western Ontario | — | English | — | — | Canada |
| University of Wales | — | English | PhD | — | United Kingdom |
University of Western Ontario
English
Country:
Canada
University of Wales
English
Degree:
PhD
Year of Graduation:
1971
Country:
United Kingdom
Dissertation on the poetry of Dylan Thomas
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Governor General's Award | Night Field | 詩部門 | Governor General of Canada | 受賞 |
| 2000 | Governor General's Award | Another Gravity | 詩部門 | Governor General of Canada | 受賞 |
| 2007 | Griffin Poetry Prize | Strike/Slip | カナダ賞 | Griffin Trust for Excellence in Poetry | 受賞 |
| 2006 | Dorothy Livesay Poetry Prize | Strike/Slip | — | — | 受賞 |
| 2008 | Order of Canada | — | メンバー | Governor General of Canada | 受賞 |
Governor General's Award
1991
Work:
Night Field
Category:
詩部門
Organization:
Governor General of Canada
Result:
受賞
Governor General's Award
2000
Work:
Another Gravity
Category:
詩部門
Organization:
Governor General of Canada
Result:
受賞
Griffin Poetry Prize
2007
Work:
Strike/Slip
Category:
カナダ賞
Organization:
Griffin Trust for Excellence in Poetry
Result:
受賞
Dorothy Livesay Poetry Prize
2006
Work:
Strike/Slip
Result:
受賞
Order of Canada
2008
Category:
メンバー
Organization:
Governor General of Canada
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Winterset Award
1 appearances
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Edition 12 (2011) Winner
Works
Major Works
Night Field
1991 PoetryA collection of poems exploring night fields.
NatureNight
Another Gravity
2000 PoetryPoems on gravity and nature.
GravityNature
Strike/Slip
2006 PoetryPoems on geology and nature.
GeologyBirds
Birding, or Desire
1983 PoetryPoems centered on birdwatching.
BirdsDesire
Bibliography
- Air Occupies Space (1973)
- Long Sault (1975)
- Lependu (1978)
- Lightning Ball Bait (1980)
- Birding, or Desire (1983)
- Sanding Down this Rocking Chair on a Windy Night (1987)
- Night Field (1991)
- Apparatus (1997)
- Another Gravity (2000)
- Varves (2003)
- Camber (2004)
- Strike/Slip (2006)
- Paradoxides (2012)
- Angular Unconformity: Collected Poems 1970–2014 (2014)
- Lurch (2021)
Translations of Works
- Leaf to leaf-Foglio a foglia (Italian trans., 2010)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Rich in natural descriptionPhilosophicalHumorousDetailed observations of birds and nature
- Recurring Motifs
- BirdsNatureWildernessMetaphor
Legacy
One of Canada's leading nature poets, winner of multiple Griffin and Governor General's Awards, known for works on birds and environment.
Archives
- Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library (Don McKay Papers)
- Library and Archives Canada (Don McKay fonds)
Trivia
- Avid birdwatcher
- Co-founder of Brick Books
- Mentored many poets