ENG 356: Contemporary Canadian Poetry

Angela Rawlings

Angela Rawlings is a poet, editor, and multidisciplinary artist who has presented work in Alberta, Illinois, Newfoundland, New York, and Ontario. In 2001, Angela received the bpNichol Award for Distinction in Writing when she graduated from York University. Since then, she has worked with a variety of literary organizations, including The Mercury Press, The Scream Literary Festival, Sumach Press, Word: Canada's Magazine for Readers + Writers, and The Lexiconjury Reading Series. She has lead youth-oriented creative writing workshops for terminus1525.ca, the Toronto District School Board, and the Toronto Public Library system.

In 2005, Angela hosted the poetry documentary series Heart of a Poet. She is also co-editor of Shift & Switch: New Canadian Poetry (The Mercury Press, Fall 2005), an anthology featuring over forty emerging poets from across the country. Angela's creative work has been published by literary journals across North America, and her first book-length collection of poetry, Wide slumber for lepidopterists (Coach House Books), will be published in Spring 2006. Angela also actively works in theatre and dance.

Topics:

1.    POETRY READING SERIES COORDINATOR: Lexiconjury

2.    MANAGING EDITOR and ASSISTANT PUBLISHER: respectively, Word Magazine and  Mercury Press

3.    POET: Online Poetry & an upcoming book from Coach House Books

Website:

http://www.commutiny.net

OTHER LINKS:
POETRY TOOLBOX WORKSHOPS FOR YOUTH: www.commutiny.net/workshops.html ... Angela is a WORKSHOP LEADER, and designed these workshops with the assistance of the Ontario Arts Council. She runs them for the Toronto District School Board (high school) and for the Toronto Public Library.
HEART OF A POET: www.heartofapoet.ca ... Angela is the  DOCUMENTARY HOST of this show.
BLOG: commutiny.blogspot.com
SHIFT & SWITCH: www.themercurypress.ca/poetry/shiftswitch ... Angela is the CO-EDITOR of this anthology.