Michael Lista
Encyclopedia
Michael Lista is a Canadian
poet
. He is the author of Bloom, a book of poems about Canadian Manhattan Project physicist Louis Slotin
. He writes a monthly column on poetry for The National Post
and lives in Toronto
.
In the summer of 2008, Canadian poet Ken Babstock
selected and read some of Lista's Bloom poems as part of the Scream Literary Festival's Alumni Night. Excerpts were published in the chapbook Best Practices. Later that summer, while in Los Alamos, New Mexico, Lista received and accepted an offer to publish Bloom with House of Anansi Press.
In the months leading up to its publication in April 2010, Bloom was named one of the most anticipated books of the year by Quill and Quire, Maisonneuve
, and by Carmine Starnino
on the Vehicule Press Blog. Quill and Quire named it one of its ten best books of 2010, the first time a book of poems has been so acknowledged since 2006's Airstream Land Yacht by Ken Babstock.
November 2010 saw the inauguration of Lista's monthly column On Poetry in The National Post.
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...
. He is the author of Bloom, a book of poems about Canadian Manhattan Project physicist Louis Slotin
Louis Slotin
Louis Alexander Slotin was a Canadian physicist and chemist who took part in the Manhattan Project, the secret US program during World War II that developed the atomic bomb....
. He writes a monthly column on poetry for The National Post
National Post
The National Post is a Canadian English-language national newspaper based in Don Mills, a district of Toronto. The paper is owned by Postmedia Network Inc. and is published Mondays through Saturdays...
and lives in Toronto
Toronto
Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from...
.
Career
Poems from Lista's debut, Bloom, first began appearing in 2007, when the art magazine Border Crossings published “Fourteen Poems from Bloom” prefaced by a lengthy editorial introduction in its November 2007 issue. Selections from Bloom then appeared in many of Canada's literary journals and magazines, including ARC Magazine, Descant, Event, Maisonneuve, The Malahat Review, Rhythm, and The Walrus.In the summer of 2008, Canadian poet Ken Babstock
Ken Babstock
Ken Babstock is a Canadian poet. He was born in Newfoundland and raised in the Ottawa Valley. Babstock began publishing his poems in journals and anthologies, winning gold at the 1997 Canadian National Magazine Awards...
selected and read some of Lista's Bloom poems as part of the Scream Literary Festival's Alumni Night. Excerpts were published in the chapbook Best Practices. Later that summer, while in Los Alamos, New Mexico, Lista received and accepted an offer to publish Bloom with House of Anansi Press.
In the months leading up to its publication in April 2010, Bloom was named one of the most anticipated books of the year by Quill and Quire, Maisonneuve
Maisonneuve (magazine)
Maisonneuve is a general interest magazine based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It publishes eclectic stories of national and international scope on the arts, culture and politics. Established in 2002 by Derek Webster, the magazine is named after Paul de Chomedey de Maisonneuve, the founder of Montreal...
, and by Carmine Starnino
Carmine Starnino
Carmine Starnino is a Canadian poet, essayist, educator, and editor.He was born in Montreal, Quebec, into an Italian heritage. His first poetry collection The New World was nominated for the 1997 A. M. Klein Prize for Poetry and the 1997 Gerald Lampert Award...
on the Vehicule Press Blog. Quill and Quire named it one of its ten best books of 2010, the first time a book of poems has been so acknowledged since 2006's Airstream Land Yacht by Ken Babstock.
November 2010 saw the inauguration of Lista's monthly column On Poetry in The National Post.