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Susan Goyette

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Susan Goyette

Aliases: Sue Goyette

Profile

Gender
Female
Born
1964-04-04 (Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada)
Nationality
カナダ, カナダ人
Languages
英語
Religion
Unknown
Residence History
Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville, Montreal's south shore → Halifax, Nova Scotia

Career

Occupations
poet, novelist, university instructor, poet laureate
Active Years
1998-2024
Affiliations
Dalhousie University, The Maritime Writers' Workshop, The Banff Wired Studio, The Sage Hill Writing Experience
Nominations
Nominated for 1999 Governor General's Award (The True Names of Birds), Nominated for 1999 Pat Lowther Award (The True Names of Birds), Nominated for 1999 Gerald Lampert Award (The True Names of Birds), Nominated for 2003 Thomas Head Raddall Award (Lures), Shortlisted for 2014 Griffin Poetry Prize (Ocean), Shortlisted for 2021 ReLit Award (Anthesis)

Awards

CBC Literary Award
2008
Work: Outskirts
Category: poetry
Organization: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Result: winner
Atlantic Poetry Prize
2012
Work: Outskirts
Result: winner
Pat Lowther Award
2012
Work: Outskirts
Result: winner
Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia Masterworks Arts Award
2015
Work: Ocean
Organization: Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia
Result: winner

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Ocean

2013 poetry collection

A poetry collection centered on the ocean.

oceannature

Outskirts

2011 poetry collection

Poetry collection about outskirts.

outskirtseveryday life

The True Names of Birds

1998 poetry collection

Poetry book about the true names of birds.

birdsnature

Lures

2002 novel

Novel about teenagers.

youthloss

Bibliography

  • The True Names of Birds (1998)
  • Lures (2002)
  • Undone (2004)
  • First Writes (2005)
  • Outskirts (2011)
  • Ocean (2013)
  • The Best Canadian Poetry in English, 2013 (2013)
  • The Brief Reincarnation of a Girl (2015)
  • Penelope (2017)
  • Anthesis (2020)

Translations of Works

  • French translation of Ocean by Georgette LeBlanc (2020, won Governor General's Award for translation)

Legacy

Prominent Canadian poet and novelist, winner of multiple literary awards including Pat Lowther Award, and Poet Laureate of Halifax. Known for works exploring nature and everyday life.

In Popular Culture

  • Stepson Colin Munro performs as drag queen Crystal on RuPaul's Drag Race UK season 1 in the UK.

Trivia

  • Named the eighth Poet Laureate of Halifax in April 2020.
  • Served as a judge for the 2017 Griffin Poetry Prize.