Don Domanski
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Don Rusu Domanski is a Canadian
poet
who lives in Halifax, Nova Scotia
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Domanski was born and raised on Cape Breton Island
. Published and reviewed internationally, his work has been translated into Czechoslovakian, Portuguese, and Spanish. In 2007, he was the winner of the Governor General's Award in Poetry.
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...
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Poet
A poet is a person who writes poetry. A poet's work can be literal, meaning that his work is derived from a specific event, or metaphorical, meaning that his work can take on many meanings and forms. Poets have existed since antiquity, in nearly all languages, and have produced works that vary...
who lives in Halifax, Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the most populous province in Atlantic Canada. The name of the province is Latin for "New Scotland," but "Nova Scotia" is the recognized, English-language name of the province. The provincial capital is Halifax. Nova Scotia is the...
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Domanski was born and raised on Cape Breton Island
Cape Breton Island
Cape Breton Island is an island on the Atlantic coast of North America. It likely corresponds to the word Breton, the French demonym for Brittany....
. Published and reviewed internationally, his work has been translated into Czechoslovakian, Portuguese, and Spanish. In 2007, he was the winner of the Governor General's Award in Poetry.
Works
- 1975: The Cape Breton Book of the Dead
- 1978: Heaven
- 1982: War in an Empty House
- 1986: Hammerstroke
- 1991: Wolf-Ladder (nominated for a Governor General's Award1991 Governor General's AwardsEach winner of the 1991 Governor General's Awards for Literary Merit received $10,000 and a medal from the Governor General of Canada. The winners were selected by a panel of judges administered by the Canada Council for the Arts.-Fiction:Winner:...
) - 1994: Stations of the Left Hand (nominated for a Governor General's Award1995 Governor General's AwardsThe 1995 Governor General's Literary Awards were presented by Roméo LeBlanc, Governor General of Canada on November 14 at the Winter Garden Theatre in Toronto...
) - 1998: Parish of the Psychic Moon
- 2007: All Our Wonder Unavenged (winner of the Governor General's Award2007 Governor General's AwardsThe shortlisted nominees for the 2007 Governor General's Awards for Literary Merit were announced on October 16. Winning titles were announced on November 27...
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