Pat Lowther Memorial Award
3 appearances
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Edition 13 (1993) Winner
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Edition 16 (1996) Winner
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Edition 36 (2016) Winner
Lorna Crozier
ローナ・クロージアー
Rōna Kurōjiā
Aliases:
Lorna Uher
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1948-05-24 （Swift Current, Saskatchewan, Canada）
- Nationality
- Canadian
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Saskatchewan → Alberta → British Columbia, Victoria
Career
- Occupations
- Teacher, Poet, Author
- Active Years
- 1976-2024
- Affiliations
- University of Victoria
- Memberships
- Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada
- Nominations
- 1985 Governor General's Award nominee (The Garden Going on Without Us), 1988 Governor General's Award nominee (Angels of Flesh, Angels of Silence), 2011 Pat Lowther Award nominee (Small Mechanics), 2012 Pat Lowther Award nominee (The Book of Marvels), 2020 Hilary Weston Writers' Trust Prize nominee (Through the Garden: A Love Story (with Cats))
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Saskatchewan | — | — | B.A. | — | Canada |
| University of Alberta | — | — | M.A. | — | Canada |
University of Saskatchewan
Degree:
B.A.
Year of Graduation:
1969
Country:
Canada
University of Alberta
Degree:
M.A.
Year of Graduation:
1980
Country:
Canada
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Governor General's Award | Inventing the Hawk | 英語詩部門 | Government of Canada | winner |
| 1993 | Pat Lowther Award | Inventing the Hawk | — | League of Canadian Poets | winner |
| 1996 | Pat Lowther Award | Everything Arrives at the Light | — | League of Canadian Poets | winner |
| 2011 | Order of Canada | — | Officer | Governor General of Canada | 受賞 |
| 2016 | Pat Lowther Award | The Wrong Cat | — | League of Canadian Poets | winner |
| 2016 | Raymond Souster Award | — | — | — | winner |
Governor General's Award
1992
Work:
Inventing the Hawk
Category:
英語詩部門
Organization:
Government of Canada
Result:
winner
Pat Lowther Award
1993
Work:
Inventing the Hawk
Organization:
League of Canadian Poets
Result:
winner
Pat Lowther Award
1996
Work:
Everything Arrives at the Light
Organization:
League of Canadian Poets
Result:
winner
Order of Canada
2011
Category:
Officer
Organization:
Governor General of Canada
Result:
受賞
Pat Lowther Award
2016
Work:
The Wrong Cat
Organization:
League of Canadian Poets
Result:
winner
Raymond Souster Award
2016
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Inventing the Hawk
1992 PoetryAn innovative collection of poems exploring human relationships, the natural world, language, memory, and perception.
human relationshipsnatural worldlanguagememoryperception
Everything Arrives at the Light
1995 PoetryPoems on light and existence.
lightexistencenature
The Wrong Cat
2015 PoetryHumorous and profound poems about cats.
catseveryday lifelove
Small Beneath the Sky
2009 Non-fictionA prairie memoir reflecting on childhood marked by alcohol and poverty.
prairiechildhoodpoverty
Through the Garden: A Love Story (with Cats)
2020 Non-fictionA love story memoir with cats.
lovecatslife
Bibliography
- Inside Is the Sky
- Crow's Black Joy
- Humans and Other Beasts
- No Longer Two People
- The Weather
- The Garden Going on Without Us
- Angels of Flesh, Angels of Silence
- Inventing the Hawk
- Everything Arrives at the Light
- A Saving Grace: Collected Poems
- What the Living Won't Let Go
- Apocrypha of Light
- Bones in Their Wings: Ghazals
- Whetstone
- Before the First Word: The Poetry of Lorna Crozier
- The Blue Hour of the Day: Selected Poems
- Small Mechanics
- The Wrong Cat
- The Wild in You: Voices from the Forest and the Sea
- What the Soul Doesn't Want
- God of Shadows
- The House the Spirit Builds
- Small Beneath the Sky
- The Book of Marvels: A Compendium of Everyday Things
- Through the Garden: A Love Story (with Cats)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Vivid and image-rich poetic languagePlainspoken yet profound insightsSkillful nature imagery
- Recurring Motifs
- Prairie landscapesChildhood poverty and alcoholHuman-nature relationshipsMemory and perceptionCats and animals
Legacy
Recognized as one of Canada's pre-eminent poets, author of over 25 books, appointed Officer of the Order of Canada in 2011 for her poetry and teaching. Multiple award winner including Governor General's Award.
Academic Societies
- Royal Society of Canada
In Popular Culture
- Recited a poem for Queen Elizabeth II at Saskatchewan's Centennial Celebration in 2005.
Trivia
- Early works published under the name Lorna Uher.
- Partner is renowned poet Patrick Lane.
- Supporter of literacy, animal rights, and the environment.
- Has read her poetry on every continent except Antarctica.