Griffin Poetry Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 3 (2003) Winner
Margaret Avison
マーガレット・アヴィソン
Māgaretto Avison
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1918-04-23 （Galt, Ontario）
- Died
- 2007-07-31 （Toronto, Ontario） age 89
- Nationality
- Canadian
- Languages
- English
- Religion
- Christianity
- Residence History
- Galt, Ontario → Regina, Saskatchewan → Calgary, Alberta → Toronto, Ontario
Career
- Occupations
- poet, editor, proofreader, librarian, social worker, lecturer
- Active Years
- 1939-2007
- Affiliations
- University of Toronto, Scarborough College, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alma College | — | unknown | — | ca. 1935 | Canada |
| Victoria College, University of Toronto | — | unknown | B.A. | 1936-1940 | Canada |
| Victoria College, University of Toronto | — | unknown | M.A. | — | Canada |
Alma College
unknown
Period:
ca. 1935
Country:
Canada
St. Thomas, Ontario
Victoria College, University of Toronto
unknown
Degree:
B.A.
Period:
1936-1940
Year of Graduation:
1940
Country:
Canada
Victoria College, University of Toronto
unknown
Degree:
M.A.
Year of Graduation:
1965
Country:
Canada
Ph.D. not completed due to no thesis
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | Governor General's Award | Winter Sun | 詩集部門 | Governor General of Canada | 受賞 |
| 1990 | Governor General's Award | No Time | 詩集部門 | Governor General of Canada | 受賞 |
| 2003 | Griffin Poetry Prize | Concrete and Wild Carrot | — | Griffin Poetry Prize Foundation | 受賞 |
| 1984 | Officer of the Order of Canada | — | — | Governor General of Canada | 受賞 |
Governor General's Award
1960
Work:
Winter Sun
Category:
詩集部門
Organization:
Governor General of Canada
Result:
受賞
Governor General's Award
1990
Work:
No Time
Category:
詩集部門
Organization:
Governor General of Canada
Result:
受賞
Griffin Poetry Prize
2003
Work:
Concrete and Wild Carrot
Organization:
Griffin Poetry Prize Foundation
Result:
受賞
Officer of the Order of Canada
1984
Organization:
Governor General of Canada
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Winter Sun
1960 PoetryIntrospective poetry with complex images exploring environmental destruction, poverty, and metaphysical themes.
perceptionfaithreinterpretation of the familiar
The Dumbfounding
1966 PoetryRecord of spiritual discovery reflecting conversion to Christianity.
faithGodtruth
Concrete and Wild Carrot
2002 PoetryPoetry exploring contrasts between concrete and wild nature.
naturehumanityhumility
No Time
1990 PoetryPoetry on time and eternity.
timefaithparadox
Bibliography
- Winter Sun (1960)
- The Dumbfounding (1966)
- sunblue (1978)
- No Time (1989)
- Concrete and Wild Carrot (2002)
- Always Now: The Collected Poems (2003-2005)
- Momentary Dark (2006)
- Listening: The Last Poems (2009)
Translations by Author
- Translations of 8 Hungarian poems (1956)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- introspectiveobservantdeeply spiritualmetaphysicalcomplex metaphorswordplay
- Recurring Motifs
- faithGodcreationparadoxesreinterpretation of perception
Health
-
Anorexia nervosa10代時Hospitalized as a teenager
Legacy
Prominent Canadian poet who won the Governor General's Award twice and the Griffin Poetry Prize. Known for the beauty of language and images in her spiritual poetry.
Archives
- University of Manitoba Archives & Special Collections
- York University Clara Thomas Archives
Trivia
- Daughter of a Methodist minister.
- Converted from agnosticism to Christianity in 1963.
- Received Guggenheim Fellowship and studied at University of Chicago and Indiana University.