Ray Hsu
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Ray Hsu | |
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| Occupation | Poet |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Notable works | Cold Sleep Permanent Afternoon, Anthropy |
Biography
Hsu grew up in Toronto, Ontario. He received an Honours B.A. and an M.A. in English literature from the University of Toronto and a Ph.D. in English Literary Studies from the University of Wisconsin–Madison. While completing their Ph.D., he taught for over two years at Oakhill Correctional Institution, where he founded the Prison Writing Workshop[citation needed]. He taught as Postdoctoral Teaching Fellow in Creative Writing at the University of British Columbia.[1] He now teach at Institute for Gender, Race, Sexuality and Social Justice at the University of British Columbia.[2]
He have published over a hundred and fifty poems and essays in over fifty magazines internationally. Their work has appeared in such anthologies as Breathing Fire 2: Canada's New Poets[3] and The Echoing Years: An Anthology of Poetry from Canada & Ireland. In 2007, Hsu and his work was the subject of an episode of the television documentary series Heart of a Poet[4] produced by Canadian filmmaker Maureen Judge. In 2015, he was featured on the cover of Contemporary Verse 2, Canada's oldest poetry magazine, for its 40th anniversary issue.[5]
In 2013, he was named one of Vancouver's "most promising entrepreneurs" by the Globe and Mail [6] for an online marketplace for writers called ROOM+BOARD, which has since closed. He continue to work at the intersection of art and technology, most recently in the field of virtual reality.
Books
Awards
- Gerald Lampert Award (2005)
- Trillium Book Award (Poetry), finalist (2005)
- Lyman S.V. Judson and Ellen Mackechnie Judson Award (2007)
- E.J. Pratt Medal and Prize in Poetry (2000, 2001)
References
- ^ The Creative Writing Program at UBC: Faculty and Staff - Directory Archived February 14, 2011, at WebCite
- ^ UBC Institute for Gender, Race, Sexuality and Social Justice - Profiles
- ^ Harbour Publishing: Breathing Fire 2 Archived February 14, 2011, at WebCite
- ^ Heart Of A Poet Archived February 14, 2011, at WebCite
- ^ Contemporary Verse 2 - Out of Line: Celebrating 40 Years
- ^ Globe and Mail - Introducing Vancouver's most promising young entrepreneurs
- ^ Nightwood Editions Archived February 14, 2011, at WebCite
- ^ Nightwood Editions Archived February 14, 2011, at WebCite
External links
- UBC Institute for Gender, Race, Sexuality and Social Justice - Profiles
- UBC Creative Writing Program (Faculty and Staff)
- Heart of a Poet documentary series
- Contemporary Verse 2 - Out of Line: Celebrating 40 Years
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