John Pass
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John Pass is a Canadian
poet. He has lived in Canada since 1953, and was educated at the University of British Columbia
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He has published 16 books of poetry since 1971. His book Stumbling in the Bloom won the 2006 Governor General's Award
for English poetry.
Pass teaches English in the Adult Basic Education program at Capilano University. He lives near Sakinaw Lake with his wife, poet and novelist Theresa Kishkan, and their three children.
Four of his books of poetry are meant to form a linked quartet under the overall title, "At Large":
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 has lived in Canada since 1953, and was educated at the University of British Columbia
University of British Columbia
The University of British Columbia is a public research university. UBC’s two main campuses are situated in Vancouver and in Kelowna in the Okanagan Valley...
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He has published 16 books of poetry since 1971. His book Stumbling in the Bloom won the 2006 Governor General's Award
2006 Governor General's Awards
The shortlisted nominees for the 2006 Governor General's Awards for Literary Merit were announced on October 16. Winning titles were announced on November 21...
for English poetry.
Pass teaches English in the Adult Basic Education program at Capilano University. He lives near Sakinaw Lake with his wife, poet and novelist Theresa Kishkan, and their three children.
Four of his books of poetry are meant to form a linked quartet under the overall title, "At Large":
- The Hour's Acropolis (Harbour, 1991)
- Radical Innocence (Harbour, 1994)
- Water Stair (Oolichan Books, 2000)
- Stumbling in the Bloom (Oolichan Books, 2005)
Works
- Taking Place, 1971
- The Kenojuak Prints, 1973
- AIR 18, 1973 (ISSN 0044-6947)
- Port of Entry, 1975
- Love's Confidence, 1976
- Blossom: An Accompaniment, 1978
- There Go the Cars, 1979 (ISBN 0-920580-02-5)
- An Arbitrary Dictionary, 1984 (ISBN 0-88910-284-8)
- Rugosa, 1991 (ISBN 1-895362-22-11)
- The Hour's Acropolis, 19911991 in poetryNationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature .-Events:* Forward Poetry Prize created...
(ISBN 1-55017-043-0) shortlisted for the 1993 Dorothy Livesay Poetry Prize - Radical Innocence, 19941994 in poetryNationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature .-Events:* Allen Ginsberg sells his papers to Stanford University for $1 million.* C. P...
(ISBN 1-55017-107-0) - Mud Bottom, 1996
- Water Stair, 20002000 in poetryNationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature .-Events:* Griffin Poetry Prize is established, with one award given each year for the best work by a Canadian poet and one award given for best work in the English language internationally.* February —...
(ISBN 0-88982-179-8) shortlisted for the 2000 Governor General's Literary Award for Poetry and for the 2001 Dorothy Livesay Poetry Prize - nowrite.doc, 2004
- Twinned Towers, 2005
- Stumbling in the Bloom, 20052005 in poetryNationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature .-Events:* October 7 — Celebrations marking the 50th anniversary of the first reading of Allen Ginsberg's poem Howl were staged in San Francisco, New York City, and in Leeds in the UK...
(ISBN 0-88982-201-8) winner of the 2006 Governor General's Literary Award for Poetry