Gay Allison
Gay Allison | |
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| Born | 1953 (age 72–73) Saskatchewan, Canada |
| Occupations | Poet, Editor, English Teacher |
Gay Allison (born 1953) is a Canadian poet, editor, and English teacher. She was the fiction editor of The Canadian Forum, poetry editor of Waves, founding editor of a feminist journal, Fireweed,[1] co-editor of Landscape,[2] and founding member of the Women's Writing Collective of Toronto. Additionally, Allison is an advisory board member of Tiger Lily, a journal by women of colour. Allison is also a full member of the League of Canadian Poets.[3]
She was the recipient of the Poetry Award from the Federation of Women Teachers' Association of Ontario (FWTAO) in 1982 and 1986.[4]
Early life
[edit | edit source]Allison was born in Saskatchewan. She has since lived in Saskatoon, Edmonton, Vancouver, and Toronto.
Work
[edit | edit source]Allison's poetry in The Unravelling, focuses on daily life "at a slow meditative pace."[5]
Publications
[edit | edit source]Poetry
[edit | edit source]- Life: Still. (1981)[6]
- In the Valley of the Butterflies (1981)
- The Unravelling (1986)[7]
- "Iron Shirt Moves" (1988)[8]
Anthologies
[edit | edit source]- Women and Words: The Anthology/Les femmes et les mots: Une anthologie (1984)[9]
- Sp/Elles: Poetry by Canadian Women/Poésie de femmes canadiennes (1986)[10]
Awards
[edit | edit source]- Federation of Women Teachers' Association of Ontario, Poetry Award, 1982, 1986.
- Tyrone Guthrie Award, Stratford Festival, 1997.
References
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