Joseph Sherman
Encyclopedia
Joseph Howard Sherman was a Jewish Canadian
poet
and visual arts
editor
. He was named to the Order of Canada
in 2003.
Selected Publications
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
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...
and visual arts
Visual arts
The visual arts are art forms that create works which are primarily visual in nature, such as ceramics, drawing, painting, sculpture, printmaking, design, crafts, and often modern visual arts and architecture...
editor
Editing
Editing is the process of selecting and preparing written, visual, audible, and film media used to convey information through the processes of correction, condensation, organization, and other modifications performed with an intention of producing a correct, consistent, accurate, and complete...
. He was named to the Order of Canada
Order of Canada
The Order of Canada is a Canadian national order, admission into which is, within the system of orders, decorations, and medals of Canada, the second highest honour for merit...
in 2003.
Selected Publications
- Birthday. (New Brunswick Chapbooks, 1969).
- Chaim the Slaughterer. (Oberon Press, 1974).
- Lords of Shouting. (Oberon Press, 1982).
- Thought Games/Other Voices. (The League of Canadian Poets, 1983).
- Translations Two (poems translated into German by Astrid Brunner). (Privately published, 1984).
- Transcription (9 years after). (CCAG&M, 1998).
- American Standard and Other Poems. (Oberon Press, 1999).
- Worried into Being: An Unfinished Alphabet. (Oberon Press, 2005).
- Beautiful Veins. (Acorn Press, 2006).