David Zieroth
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David Dale Zieroth is a Canadian
poet. He won the Dorothy Livesay Poetry Prize
in 1999 for How I Joined Humanity at Last, and the Governor General's Award for English language poetry
in 2009 for The Fly in Autumn.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
poet. He won the Dorothy Livesay Poetry Prize
Dorothy Livesay Poetry Prize
The Dorothy Livesay Poetry Prize, established in 1986, is awarded annually to the best collection of poetry by a resident of British Columbia, Canada.One of the B.C. Book Prizes, the award was originally known as the B.C. Prize for Poetry...
in 1999 for How I Joined Humanity at Last, and the Governor General's Award for English language poetry
Governor General's Award for English language poetry
This is a list of recipients of the Governor General's Awards award for English-language poetry. The award was created in 1981 when the Governor General's Award for English language poetry or drama was divided.-1980s:...
in 2009 for The Fly in Autumn.
Works
- Clearing: Poems from a Journey (1973)
- Mid-River (1981)
- When the Stones Fly Up (1985)
- The Weight of My Raggedy Skin (1991)
- How I Joined Humanity at Last (1998)
- Crows Do Not Have Retirement (2001)
- The Education of Mr Whippoorwill: A Country Boyhood (2002)
- The Village of Sliding Time (2006)
- The Fly in Autumn (2009)