Pat Lowther Memorial Award
1 appearances
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Edition 3 (1983) Winner
Rhea Tregebov
レア・トレゲボフ
Rhea Tregebov
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1953-01-01 （Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada）
- Nationality
- カナダ, Canadian
- Languages
- English
- Religion
- Judaism
- Residence History
- Saskatoon, Saskatchewan → Winnipeg, Manitoba → Toronto → Vancouver, British Columbia
Career
- Occupations
- poet, novelist, children's writer, teacher, editor
- Active Years
- 1982-2024
- Affiliations
- University of British Columbia (Associate Professor Emerita), Ryerson University (now Toronto Metropolitan University), Banff Centre for the Arts, The Writers' Union of Canada (Chair 2021-2023)
- Memberships
- The Writers' Union of Canada
- Influenced By
- Pablo Neruda
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Manitoba | — | — | — | — | Canada |
| Cornell University | — | — | — | — | United States |
| Boston University | — | — | — | — | United States |
University of Manitoba
Country:
Canada
Cornell University
Country:
United States
Boston University
Country:
United States
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Pat Lowther Award | Remembering History | — | — | winner |
Pat Lowther Award
1982
Work:
Remembering History
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Remembering History
1982 PoetryA poetry collection remembering history.
historyordinary life
The Knife Sharpener's Bell
2009 NovelA novel about the knife sharpener's bell.
Jewish identityextraordinary ordinary life
Rue des Rosiers
2019 NovelA novel set on Rue des Rosiers.
Jewish culturememory
Talking to Strangers
2024 PoetryPoetry collection about talking to strangers.
dialoguehuman connections
Bibliography
- Remembering History (1982)
- No One We Know (1986)
- The Proving Grounds (1991)
- Mapping the Chaos (1995)
- The Strength of Materials (2001)
- (alive): Selected and new poems (2004)
- All Souls' (2012)
- Talking to Strangers (2024)
- The Extraordinary Ordinary Everything Room (1991)
- The Big Storm (1992)
- Sasha and the Wiggly Tooth (1993)
- Sasha and the Wind (1996)
- What-If Sara (1999)
- The Knife Sharpener's Bell (2009)
- Rue des Rosiers (2019)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- strong poetic voiceintellectual honestycompassionate engagement with the extraordinary lived experience of ordinary life
- Recurring Motifs
- Jewish identitycultural memoryordinary life
Legacy
Known as a Canadian poet, novelist, and children's writer who has mentored generations of Canadian poets.
Quotes
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And it was at that age … Poetry arrived/in search of me. […] there I was without a face/and it touched me.
Source: Poesía (Pablo Neruda)
Trivia
- Served as Chair of The Writers' Union of Canada from 2021 to 2023.
- Photo taken in Kyoto, Japan in May 2019.