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Sarah Ens

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Sarah Ens

Profile

Gender
Female
Born
1992 (Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada)
Nationality
Canadian
Languages
English
Residence History
Landmark, Manitoba → Winnipeg, Manitoba

Career

Occupations
poet, editor, publicist
Active Years
2010-2024
Affiliations
University of Manitoba Press

Education

University of British Columbia
Creative Writing
Country: Canada
University of Saskatchewan
Writing
Degree: MFA
Country: Canada
Completed an MFA in writing

Awards

ReLit Award
2023
Work: Flyway
Category: poetry
Organization: ReLit
Result: winner
McNally Robinson Book of the Year Award
2021
Work: The World is Mostly Sky
Organization: Manitoba Book Awards
Result: finalist
Landsdowne Prize for Poetry
2022
Work: The World is Mostly Sky
Category: poetry
Organization: Manitoba Book Awards
Result: finalist
McNally Robinson Book of the Year Award
2022
Work: Flyway
Organization: Manitoba Book Awards
Result: finalist
Margaret McWilliams Award
2022
Work: Flyway
Result: finalist

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

The World is Mostly Sky

2020 poetry collection

Her first collection of poetry.

family history

Flyway

2022 long poem

A long poem that meditates on family history.

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Bibliography

  • The World is Mostly Sky (2020)
  • Flyway (2022)

Style & Themes

Recurring Motifs
family

Legacy

A rising Canadian poet who won the ReLit Award for poetry.