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Sylvia Legris

シルヴィア・ルグリ

Shiruvia Rugarisu

Profile

Gender
Female
Born
1960-01-01 （Winnipeg, Manitoba）
Nationality
Canada
Languages
English
Residence History
Winnipeg, Manitoba → Saskatoon, Saskatchewan

Career

Occupations
poet, editor
Active Years
1996-2024
Affiliations
Grain magazine
Nominations
Pushcart Prize (nominated twice), Nominated for Best of the Small Presses Series, Shortlisted for the Saskatchewan Book Award

Awards

Griffin Poetry Prize
2006
Work: Nerve Squall
Organization: Griffin Trust for Excellence in Poetry
Result: winner
Pat Lowther Award
2006
Work: Nerve Squall
Result: winner
The Malahat Review Long Poem Prize
2001
Work: Fishblood Sky
Organization: The Malahat Review
Result: winner
National Magazine Awards
2004
Category: poetry
Result: Honourable Mention

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Nerve Squall

2005 poetry collection

A poetry collection exploring nerves and the body.

nervesbody

Garden Physic

2021 poetry collection

Poetry collection on gardens and physic.

gardensphysic

The Hideous Hidden

2016 poetry collection

Bibliography

  • ash petals (1996)
  • Circuitry of Veins (1996)
  • Iridium Seeds (1998)
  • Nerve Squall (2005)
  • Pneumatic Antiphonal (2013)
  • The Hideous Hidden (2016)
  • Garden Physic (2021)
  • The Principle of Rapid Peering (2024)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Innovative poetry style incorporating medical terminology
Recurring Motifs
bodynervesnature

Legacy

Canadian poet known for winning the Griffin Poetry Prize and using medical terminology in her innovative poetry.