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'''Mick Burrs''' is a [[Canada|Canadian]] [[poet]] who currently lives in [[Toronto, Ontario]]. He was born and raised in California, and after leaving the United States to avoid the Vietnam War, he spent much of his life in [[Yorkton]], [[Saskatchewan]]. He won the [http://bookawards.sk.ca/poetry.php 1998 Saskatchewan Book Award for Poetry] for a volume of his collected works, "Variations on the Birth of Jacob". This book was published under his birth name, Steven Michael Berzensky, as was a comprehensive collection of his poetry, "The Names Leave the Stones: Poems New and Selected" (2001 Canada, 2002 United States). He is a former editor of ''Grain'' magazine. |
'''Mick Burrs''' is a [[Canada|Canadian]] [[poet]] who currently lives in [[Toronto, Ontario]]. He was born and raised in California, and after leaving the United States to avoid the Vietnam War, he spent much of his life in [[Yorkton]], [[Saskatchewan]]. He won the [http://bookawards.sk.ca/poetry.php 1998 Saskatchewan Book Award for Poetry] for a volume of his collected works, "Variations on the Birth of Jacob". This book was published under his birth name, Steven Michael Berzensky, as was a comprehensive collection of his poetry, "The Names Leave the Stones: Poems New and Selected" (2001 Canada, 2002 United States). He is a former editor of ''Grain'' magazine. |
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*''Variations on the Birth of Jacob'' - 1997 |
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*''The Name Leaves the Stones: Poems New and Selected'' (Coteau Books, 2001) ISBN 978-1-55050-191-7 |
*''The Name Leaves the Stones: Poems New and Selected'' (Coteau Books, 2001) ISBN 978-1-55050-191-7 |
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Revision as of 16:00, 4 November 2011
Mick Burrs is a Canadian poet who currently lives in Toronto, Ontario. He was born and raised in California, and after leaving the United States to avoid the Vietnam War, he spent much of his life in Yorkton, Saskatchewan. He won the 1998 Saskatchewan Book Award for Poetry for a volume of his collected works, "Variations on the Birth of Jacob". This book was published under his birth name, Steven Michael Berzensky, as was a comprehensive collection of his poetry, "The Names Leave the Stones: Poems New and Selected" (2001 Canada, 2002 United States). He is a former editor of Grain magazine.
short film on mick 'real live poet' here http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=HKkWmMIwKik
Works
- Children on the Edge of Space - 1973
- Moving in from Paradise - 1976
- The Waking Image Bedside Companion - 1982
- The Blue Pools of Paradise - 1983
- Dark Halo - 1993
- Variations on the Birth of Jacob - 1997
- The Name Leaves the Stones: Poems New and Selected (Coteau Books, 2001) ISBN 978-1-55050-191-7
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