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Edition 3 (1991) Winner
Miriam Waddington
ミリアム・ワディントン
Miriamu Wadinguton
Aliases:
Miriam Dworkin
Pen Names:
E. B. Merrit(Pen name)
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1917-12-23 (Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada)
- Died
- 2004-03-03 (Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada) age 86
- Nationality
- カナダ
- Languages
- 英語
- Residence History
- Winnipeg, Manitoba → Montreal, Quebec → North York, Ontario → Vancouver, British Columbia
Career
- Occupations
- poet, short story writer, translator, social worker, professor
- Active Years
- 1945-2004
- Affiliations
- York University
- Influenced By
- F. R. Scott, Irving Layton, Louis Dudek
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Toronto | Faculty of Arts | English | B.A. | 1930年代 | Canada |
| University of Pennsylvania | — | Social Work | M.A. | — | United States |
University of Toronto
Faculty of Arts
/ English
Degree:
B.A.
Period:
1930年代
Year of Graduation:
1939
Country:
Canada
Studied English
University of Pennsylvania
Social Work
Degree:
M.A.
Country:
United States
Studied social work
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | Borestone Mountain Award | — | 最優秀詩 | — | 受賞 |
| 1966 | Borestone Mountain Award | — | 最優秀詩 | — | 受賞 |
| 1974 | Borestone Mountain Award | — | 最優秀詩 | — | 受賞 |
| 1972 | J.I. Segal Award | — | — | — | 受賞 |
| 1975 | Honorary Doctorate | — | — | Lakehead University | 受賞 |
| 1985 | Honorary Doctorate | — | — | York University | 受賞 |
Borestone Mountain Award
1963
Category:
最優秀詩
Result:
受賞
Borestone Mountain Award
1966
Category:
最優秀詩
Result:
受賞
Borestone Mountain Award
1974
Category:
最優秀詩
Result:
受賞
J.I. Segal Award
1972
Result:
受賞
Honorary Doctorate
1975
Organization:
Lakehead University
Result:
受賞
Honorary Doctorate
1985
Organization:
York University
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Driving Home: Poems New and Selected
1972 PoetryCollection of new and selected poems
Everyday lifeNature
Bibliography
- Green World
- The Second Silence
- The Season's Lovers
- The Glass Trumpet
- Driving Home: Poems New and Selected
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Concise languagePoetry of everyday life
- Recurring Motifs
- NatureUrban life
Health
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Stroke2004年2月末Cause of death
Legacy
Prominent Canadian poet, part of Montreal literary circle. Poem featured on Canadian $100 bill
Archives
- Simon Fraser University archives
- Library and Archives Canada
In Popular Culture
- Poem 'Jacques Cartier in Toronto' featured on the back of the 2004 Canadian $100 bill
Trivia
- Part of Montreal literary circle with F. R. Scott, Irving Layton, Louis Dudek
- Used pen name E. B. Merrit