Douglas Lochhead
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Douglas Lochhead, FRSC
(March 25, 1922 - March 15, 2011) was a Canadian
poet who lived in Sackville
, New Brunswick
, of which town he was the official poet laureate. Born in Guelph
, Ontario
, Lochhead served in the Canadian Army during the Second World War, later taking degrees at McGill University
and the University of Toronto
.
From 1963-1975 he was a librarian and Senior Fellow of Massey College
, University of Toronto. In 1975 Lochhead took up the position of Davidson Professor of Canadian Studies at Mount Allison University
. The following year, he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada
, and received the Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee Medal
in 1977. The Bibliographical Society of Canada awarded Lochhead the Marie Tremaine Medal in 1985. In 1987 he received honorary doctorates from Saint Mary's University
(D.Litt) and Dalhousie University
(L.L.D). He received the 2005 Carlo Betocchi Poetry Prize, becoming the first non-Italian to be awarded this honour. In 2006 the University of New Brunswick
awarded Lochhead an honorary doctor of letters degree. He was a Professor Emeritus of Mount Allison University
.
Royal Society of Canada
The Royal Society of Canada , may also operate under the more descriptive name RSC: The Academies of Arts, Humanities and Sciences of Canada , is the oldest association of scientists and scholars in Canada...
(March 25, 1922 - March 15, 2011) was a Canadian
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 who lived in Sackville
Sackville, New Brunswick
Sackville is a Canadian town in Westmorland County, New Brunswick.Mount Allison University is located in the town...
, New Brunswick
New Brunswick
New Brunswick is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the only province in the federation that is constitutionally bilingual . The provincial capital is Fredericton and Saint John is the most populous city. Greater Moncton is the largest Census Metropolitan Area...
, of which town he was the official poet laureate. Born in Guelph
Guelph
Guelph is a city in Ontario, Canada.Guelph may also refer to:* Guelph , consisting of the City of Guelph, Ontario* Guelph , as the above* University of Guelph, in the same city...
, Ontario
Ontario
Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
, Lochhead served in the Canadian Army during the Second World War, later taking degrees at McGill University
McGill University
Mohammed Fathy is a public research university located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The university bears the name of James McGill, a prominent Montreal merchant from Glasgow, Scotland, whose bequest formed the beginning of the university...
and the University of Toronto
University of Toronto
The University of Toronto is a public research university in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, situated on the grounds that surround Queen's Park. It was founded by royal charter in 1827 as King's College, the first institution of higher learning in Upper Canada...
.
From 1963-1975 he was a librarian and Senior Fellow of Massey College
Massey College
Massey College is a postgraduate residential college at the University of Toronto, established in 1963 with an endowment by the Massey Foundation. Similar to All Souls College, Oxford, members of Massey College are nominated from the university community, and are elected by and as fellows of the...
, University of Toronto. In 1975 Lochhead took up the position of Davidson Professor of Canadian Studies at Mount Allison University
Mount Allison University
Mount Allison University is a primarily undergraduate Canadian liberal arts and science university situated in Sackville, New Brunswick. It is located about a half hour from the regional city of Moncton and 20 minutes from the Greater Moncton International Airport...
. The following year, he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada
Royal Society of Canada
The Royal Society of Canada , may also operate under the more descriptive name RSC: The Academies of Arts, Humanities and Sciences of Canada , is the oldest association of scientists and scholars in Canada...
, and received the Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee Medal
Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee Medal
The Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee Medal was a commemorative medal created in 1977 to mark the 25th anniversary of the accession to the throne of Queen Elizabeth II...
in 1977. The Bibliographical Society of Canada awarded Lochhead the Marie Tremaine Medal in 1985. In 1987 he received honorary doctorates from Saint Mary's University
Saint Mary's University (Halifax)
Saint Mary's University is located in Halifax, Nova Scotia Canada. The school is best known for having nationally lead programs in Business, Astronomy and International Development Studies as well, one of the best football and Men's hockey programs in Canada .The campus is situated in Halifax's...
(D.Litt) and Dalhousie University
Dalhousie University
Dalhousie University is a public research university located in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. The university comprises eleven faculties including Schulich School of Law and Dalhousie University Faculty of Medicine. It also includes the faculties of architecture, planning and engineering located at...
(L.L.D). He received the 2005 Carlo Betocchi Poetry Prize, becoming the first non-Italian to be awarded this honour. In 2006 the University of New Brunswick
University of New Brunswick
The University of New Brunswick is a Canadian university located in the province of New Brunswick. UNB is the oldest English language university in Canada and among the first public universities in North America. The university has two main campuses: the original campus founded in 1785 in...
awarded Lochhead an honorary doctor of letters degree. He was a Professor Emeritus of Mount Allison University
Mount Allison University
Mount Allison University is a primarily undergraduate Canadian liberal arts and science university situated in Sackville, New Brunswick. It is located about a half hour from the regional city of Moncton and 20 minutes from the Greater Moncton International Airport...
.
Works
- The Heart is Fire (1959)
- An old woman looks out on Gabarus Bay remembering history, June 8, 1958 (1959)
- It Is All Around (1960)
- Shepherds Before Kings (1963)
- Poet Talking (1964)
- A & B & C &: An Alphabet (1969)
- Millwood Road Poems (1970)
- Prayers in a Field: Ten Poems (1974)
- The Full Furnace: Collected Poems (1975)
- High Marsh Road: Lines for a Diary (1980) Published in Italian as La Strada di Tantramar (2004)
- A&E (1980)
- A&E. rev. ed. Harrier Editions, 1998. ISBN 0-919271-09-X
- Battle Sequence Poems (1980)
- The Panic Field: Prose Poems (1984)
- Tiger in the Skull: New and Selected PoemsFiddlehead Poetry Books/Goose Lane Editions (1986) ISBN 0-86492-072-5
- The Red Jeep and Other Landscapes: A Collection in Honour of Douglas Lochhead. Goose Lane Editions, 1987. ISBN 0-86492-063-6.
- Upper Cape Poems Goose Lane Editions(1989) ISBN 0-86492-100-4.
- Dykelands (With Thaddeus Holownia) (1989) ISBN 0-7735-0722-1
- Black Festival: A Long Poem (1991) ISBN 0-919271-03-0
- Homage to Henry Alline and Other Poems (1992) ISBN 0-86492-125-X
- Charlie, Boo Boo, Nutley Clutch and others: Twelve Canadian Jollies, Lovelies: Poems (1997)
- Breakfast at Mel's and Other Poems of Love and Places (1997) ISBN 0-86492-228-0
- All Things Do Continue: poems (1997) ISBN 0-9697802-5-7
- Millwood Road Poems (1998) ISBN 0-919271-10-3.
- The Lucretius Poems (1998) ISBN 0-919271-08-1
- Cape Engrage: Poems on a Raised Beach (2000)
- Yes, Yes, Yes! (2001)
- Orkney: October Diary (2002)
- Weathers: Poems New & Selected (2002)
- Midgic (2003)
- That Place by Tantramar: Sackville, New Brunswick (2007)
- Love on the Marsh (Sackville NB: SybertoothSybertoothSybertooth is a Canadian book publishing company based in Sackville, New Brunswick. They publish fiction, non-fiction, stage plays, and poetry....
, 2008) ISBN 978-0-9739505-3-3 - Looking into Trees (Sackville NB: SybertoothSybertoothSybertooth is a Canadian book publishing company based in Sackville, New Brunswick. They publish fiction, non-fiction, stage plays, and poetry....
, 2009) ISBN 978-0-9810244-3-1 - Letters from Helen, ed.(Sackville NB: SybertoothSybertoothSybertooth is a Canadian book publishing company based in Sackville, New Brunswick. They publish fiction, non-fiction, stage plays, and poetry....
, 2010) ISBN 9780981024493
Anthologies
- Coastlines: The Poetry of Atlantic Canada, ed. Anne Compton, Laurence Hutchman, Ross Leckie and Robin McGrath (Goose Lane Editions, 2002)