ENG 356: Contemporary Canadian Poetry |
Maureen Scott Harris Maureen Scott Harris was born in Prince Rupert, BC,
grew up in Winnipeg, and lives in Toronto. She has worked as librarian,
bookstore clerk, freelance writer/editor, and is now production manager for
Brick Books. She has been Cataloguer of Rare Books and Special
Collections at both the
A poet and essayist, Harris has two poetry collections: A Possible Landscape (Brick Books, 1993) and Drowning Lessons (Pedlar Press, 2004), as well as journal publications. She has won both first and second prizes in Arc's Poem-of-the-Year contest, and second prize in the Short Grain contest and one of CV2's contests. Drowning Lessons was awarded the Trillium Prize for Poetry in May 2005. Topics: 1. POET: A Possible Landscape (Brick Books 1993), Drowning Lessons (Pedlar Press 2004) 2. BOOK INDUSTRY: Librarian, Bookstore Clerk, and Managing Editor for Brick Books Website: |
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