Blaine Marchand
Encyclopedia
Life
He began a weekly poetry programme on FM radio. He is a co-founder of the Ottawa Independent Writers. From 1992 to 1994 he was president of the League of Canadian PoetsLeague of Canadian Poets
The League of Canadian Poets , a non-profit arts service organization, is the national association of professional publishing and spoken word poets in Canada...
. He lives in Ottawa
Ottawa
Ottawa is the capital of Canada, the second largest city in the Province of Ontario, and the fourth largest city in the country. The city is located on the south bank of the Ottawa River in the eastern portion of Southern Ontario...
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Awards
- 1971 Georgia May Cook Sonnet Award
- 1987 Anthos Poetry Prize
- 1990 The League of Canadian Poets National Poetry Contest, second prize
- 1992 Archibald Lampman AwardArchibald Lampman AwardThe Archibald Lampman Award is an annual Canadian literary award, created by Blaine Marchand, and presented by the literary magazine Arc, for the year's best work of poetry by a writer living in the National Capital Region.- History :...