Pat Lowther Memorial Award
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Edition 37 (2017) Winner
Sue Sinclair
スー・シンクレア
Sū Shinkureā
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Nationality
- Canada
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador → Sackville, New Brunswick → New Brunswick → Toronto, Ontario → Fredericton, New Brunswick
Career
- Occupations
- poet, university professor
- Active Years
- 2001-
- Affiliations
- Department of English, University of New Brunswick, Editor of The Fiddlehead
- Nominations
- Finalist for the 2002 Gerald Lampert Award (Secrets of Weather and Hope), Finalist for the Atlantic Poetry Prize (Mortal Arguments), Finalist for the Pat Lowther Award (Breaker), Finalist for the Atlantic Poetry Prize (Breaker)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Allison University | — | — | — | — | Canada |
| University of New Brunswick | — | — | — | — | Canada |
| University of Toronto | Faculty of Philosophy | Philosophy | PhD | — | Canada |
Mount Allison University
Year of Graduation:
1994
Country:
Canada
University of New Brunswick
Country:
Canada
continued her education
University of Toronto
Faculty of Philosophy
/ Philosophy
Degree:
PhD
Country:
Canada
MA & PhD in Philosophy
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | International Independent Publisher's Award for Poetry | The Drunken Lovely Bird | — | — | won |
| 2017 | Pat Lowther Award | Heaven's Thieves | — | — | won |
International Independent Publisher's Award for Poetry
2006
Work:
The Drunken Lovely Bird
Result:
won
Pat Lowther Award
2017
Work:
Heaven's Thieves
Result:
won
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Secrets of Weather and Hope
2001 poetryMortal Arguments
2003 poetryThe Drunken Lovely Bird
2005 poetryBreaker
2008 poetryHeaven's Thieves
2016 poetryAlmost Beauty: New and Selected Poems
2022 poetryBibliography
- Secrets of Weather and Hope (Brick Books, 2001)
- Mortal Arguments (Brick Books, 2003)
- The Drunken Lovely Bird (Goose Lane Editions, 2005)
- Breaker (Brick Books, 2008)
- Heaven's Thieves (Brick Books, 2016)
- Almost Beauty: New and Selected Poems (Goose Lane Editions, 2022)
Legacy
Sue Sinclair is a Canadian poet known for her several poetry collections and awards. She currently teaches in the English department at the University of New Brunswick and serves as editor of The Fiddlehead.