ReLit Awards
1 appearances
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Edition 2 (2002) Winner
Lisa Robertson
リサ・ロバートソン
Risa Robātoson
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1961-07-22 （Toronto, Ontario, Canada）
- Nationality
- Canada
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Toronto, Ontario, Canada → Saltspring Island, British Columbia, Canada → Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada → France
Career
- Occupations
- Poet, Essayist, Translator, Teacher
- Active Years
- 1991-2024
- Affiliations
- The Kootenay School of Writing, Artspeak Gallery
- Nominations
- 2021 ReLit Award finalist (The Baudelaire Fractal), 2020 Governor General's Award for English-language fiction finalist (The Baudelaire Fractal), 2023 Pat Lowther Award shortlist (Boat)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Simon Fraser University | — | English literature and art history | — | 1984-1988 | Canada |
Simon Fraser University
English literature and art history
Period:
1984-1988
Country:
Canada
left without a degree to become an independent bookseller
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | C.D. Wright Award | — | — | Foundation for Contemporary Arts | won |
| 2017 | Honorary Doctorate of Letters | — | — | Emily Carr University of Art and Design | won |
C.D. Wright Award
2018
Organization:
Foundation for Contemporary Arts
Result:
won
Honorary Doctorate of Letters
2017
Organization:
Emily Carr University of Art and Design
Result:
won
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
The Weather
2001 PoetryA poetry collection on weather, translated into French, Polish, and Swedish.
WeatherSincerity
Translations
- French: Le Temps (Éric Suchère)
- Swedish: Vädret (Niclas Nilsson)
The Baudelaire Fractal
2020 NovelHer first novel, a fractal narrative inspired by Baudelaire.
LiteratureFractalWomen's experience
Translations
- French translation by Jeannot Clair (Le Quartanier, 2023)
- Swedish (OEI)
Bibliography
- The Apothecary
- The Weather
- Occasional Work and Seven Walks from the Office for Soft Architecture
- The Baudelaire Fractal
- Boat
Translations by Author
- Anemones: A Simone Weil Project
Translations of Works
- Translations of The Weather into French and Swedish
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Avant-gardeLyricTheoretical
- Recurring Motifs
- ArchitectureNatureHistory
Legacy
Prominent Canadian contemporary poet, essayist, and novelist living in France. Literary archive at Simon Fraser University.
Archives
- Simon Fraser University Library's Special Collections