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'''Roy Akira Miki''', [[Order of Canada|CM]], [[Royal Society of Canada|FRSC]] (born October 10, 1942) is a [[Canada|Canadian]] [[poet]] and [[scholar]].
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| birth_place = [[Ste. Agathe, Manitoba]]
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[[Simon Fraser University]] (M.A.)
[[University of British Columbia]] (Ph.D.)
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*[[Governor General's Award for English-language poetry]] (2002)
*[[Gandhi Peace Award]] (2006)
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{{Short description|Canadian poet, scholar, editor, and activist}}
'''Roy Akira Miki''', {{Post-nominals|country=CAN|CM|OBC|FRSC}} (born 10 October 1942) is a Canadian poet, scholar, editor, and activist most known for his social and literary work.


Born in [[Winnipeg]], [[Manitoba]] to second generation [[Japanese-Canadian]] parents, he attended the [[University of Manitoba]], the [[University of British Columbia]], and [[Simon Fraser University]], where he is currently a professor emeritus. He lives in [[Vancouver]]. He is very active in the Japanese-Canadian community and has fought hard for redress from the federal government for the [[Japanese Canadian internment|internment of Japanese-Canadians during the Second World War]].
Born in [[Ste. Agathe, Manitoba]] to second generation [[Japanese-Canadian]] parents, Miki grew up on a sugar beet farm before moving to [[Winnipeg]].<ref name="PF">{{cite web|url=https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/roy-miki|title=Roy Miki|publisher=[[Poetry Foundation]]|accessdate=2018-11-24}}</ref><ref name="CBC">{{cite news|url=https://www.cbc.ca/asianheritage/2008/04/|title=Asian Heritage Month|date=30 April 2008|newspaper=[[CBC News]]|accessdate=2018-11-24}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://library.ryerson.ca/asianheritage/authors/miki/|title=Roy Miki|publisher=[[Toronto Metropolitan University|Ryerson University]]|accessdate=2018-11-22}}</ref> His family was forcibly relocated West to Manitoba where he was born in 1942 on said sugar beet farm, and [[Japanese Canadian internment|interned during the Second World War]].<ref name="PF" /> He earned his B.A. from the [[University of Manitoba]], M.A. from the [[Simon Fraser University]], and Ph.D. from the [[University of British Columbia]].<ref name="PF" /><ref name="TCE">{{Cite web|url=https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/roy-akira-miki|title=Roy Akira Miki|last=Dobson|first=Kit|date=2012–2014|website=[[The Canadian Encyclopedia]]|access-date=2018-11-24}}</ref> Miki taught contemporary literature at Simon Fraser University before retiring and holds the title of professor emeritus.<ref name="PF" /> He lives in [[Vancouver]]. In the 1980s, Miki was a "instrumental" in fighting for redress from the federal government for the internment of Japanese-Canadians during the Second World War.<ref name="CBC" /><ref name="TCE" />


In 2002, Miki's book of poetry, ''Surrender'', won the [[2002 Governor General's Awards|Governor General's Literary Award for poetry]].<ref name="TCE" /> His poetry focuses on questions about identity, citizenship, race, and place.<ref name="TCE" /> He is the author of the critical study, ''Broken Entries: Race, Subjectivity, Writing'' (1998), ''In Flux: Transnational Shifts in Asian Canadian Writing'' (2011), ''The Prepoetics of William Carlos Williams'' (1983), and an annotated bibliography of the poet and novelist ''George Bowering'' (1990).<ref name="TCE" />
In 2006, he was made a Member of the [[Order of Canada]].<ref>{{OCC|10920}}</ref> In 2007, he was made a Fellow of the [[Royal Society of Canada]]. In 2009, he was made a Member of the [[Order of British Columbia]].


In 2006, Miki was made a Member of the [[Order of Canada]] and received the 20th annual [[Gandhi Peace Award]] for the truth, justice, human rights, and non-violence exemplified in his redress work.<ref name="CBC" /><ref>{{OCC|10920}}</ref> The same year, he also received the Thakore Visiting Scholar award and the Sterling Prize in Support of Controversy.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sfu.ca/sterlingprize/recipients/roy-miki.html|title=Roy Miki|publisher=[[Simon Fraser University]]|accessdate=2018-11-24}}</ref> In 2007, he was made a Fellow of the [[Royal Society of Canada]].<ref name="TCE" /> In 2009, he was made a Member of the [[Order of British Columbia]].<ref name="TCE" />
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==Works==


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==Works==
===Poetry===
===Poetry===
* 1991: ''Saving Face: Poems Selected, 1976-1988''
* 1991: ''Saving Face: Poems Selected, 1976–1988'', Winnipeg: Turnstone Press
* 1995: ''Random Access File'', poems
* 1995: ''Random Access File'', Markham, ON: Red Deer Press
* 2001: ''Surrender'', winner of the [[2002 Governor General's Awards|2002 Governor General's Award for poetry]]
* 2001: ''Surrender'', Toronto: The Mercury Press, winner of the [[2002 Governor General's Awards|2002 Governor General's Award for poetry]]
* 2006: ''There''
* 2006: ''There'', Vancouver: New Star Books
* 2011: ''Mannequin Rising''
* 2011: ''Mannequin Rising'', Vancouver: New Star Books
* 2018: ''Flow: Poems Collected and New'' (edited by [[Michael Barnholden]]), Vancouver: Talonbooks


===Critical studies===
===Critical studies===
* 1983: ''The Prepoetics of William Carlos Williams''
* 1983: ''The Prepoetics of William Carlos Williams'', Ann Arbor: UMI Research Press
* 1988: ''Tracing the Paths: Reading ≠ Writing'' The Martyrology, Vancouver: Talonbooks
* [[1990 in literature|1990]]: An annotated bibliography of [[George Bowering]]
* 1989: ''A Record of Writing: An Annotated and Illustrated Bibliography of George Bowering'', Vancouver: Talonbooks
* 1988: ''Tracing the Paths'', a book on [[bp nichol|bpNichol]]
* 2004: ''Redress: Inside the Japanese Canadian Call for Justice''
* 2004: ''Redress: Inside the Japanese Canadian Call for Justice'', Vancouver: Raincoast Books


===Editor===
===Editor===
*1985: ''This Is My Own: Letters to Wes and Other Writings on Japanese-Canadians, 1941-1948'' by [[Muriel Kitagawa]] (1985)
*1985: ''This Is My Own: Letters to Wes and Other Writings on Japanese-Canadians, 1941–1948'' by [[Muriel Kitagawa]], Vancouver: Talonbooks
*1997: ''Pacific Windows: The Collected Poems of [[Roy Kiyooka]]'' (1997)
*1997: ''Pacific Windows: The Collected Poems of Roy Kiyooka'', Vancouver: Talonbooks


===Other===
===Other===
* [[1998 in literature|1998]]: ''Broken Entries: Race, Subjectivity, Writing'', essays
* 1998: ''Broken Entries: Race, Subjectivity, Writing (Essays)'', Toronto: The Mercury Press


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
* [http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&Params=A1ARTA0010902 Roy Akira Miki] at [[The Canadian Encyclopedia]]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070930055329/http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&Params=A1ARTA0010902 Roy Akira Miki] at [[The Canadian Encyclopedia]]


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Roy Miki

CM OBC FRSC
Born (1942-10-10) October 10, 1942 (age 81)
Ste. Agathe, Manitoba
OccupationPoet, scholar, editor, and activist
NationalityCanadian
EducationUniversity of Manitoba (B.A.)

Simon Fraser University (M.A.)

University of British Columbia (Ph.D.)
Notable awards

Roy Akira Miki, CM OBC FRSC (born 10 October 1942) is a Canadian poet, scholar, editor, and activist most known for his social and literary work.

Born in Ste. Agathe, Manitoba to second generation Japanese-Canadian parents, Miki grew up on a sugar beet farm before moving to Winnipeg.[1][2][3] His family was forcibly relocated West to Manitoba where he was born in 1942 on said sugar beet farm, and interned during the Second World War.[1] He earned his B.A. from the University of Manitoba, M.A. from the Simon Fraser University, and Ph.D. from the University of British Columbia.[1][4] Miki taught contemporary literature at Simon Fraser University before retiring and holds the title of professor emeritus.[1] He lives in Vancouver. In the 1980s, Miki was a "instrumental" in fighting for redress from the federal government for the internment of Japanese-Canadians during the Second World War.[2][4]

In 2002, Miki's book of poetry, Surrender, won the Governor General's Literary Award for poetry.[4] His poetry focuses on questions about identity, citizenship, race, and place.[4] He is the author of the critical study, Broken Entries: Race, Subjectivity, Writing (1998), In Flux: Transnational Shifts in Asian Canadian Writing (2011), The Prepoetics of William Carlos Williams (1983), and an annotated bibliography of the poet and novelist George Bowering (1990).[4]

In 2006, Miki was made a Member of the Order of Canada and received the 20th annual Gandhi Peace Award for the truth, justice, human rights, and non-violence exemplified in his redress work.[2][5] The same year, he also received the Thakore Visiting Scholar award and the Sterling Prize in Support of Controversy.[6] In 2007, he was made a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada.[4] In 2009, he was made a Member of the Order of British Columbia.[4]

Works[edit]

Poetry[edit]

  • 1991: Saving Face: Poems Selected, 1976–1988, Winnipeg: Turnstone Press
  • 1995: Random Access File, Markham, ON: Red Deer Press
  • 2001: Surrender, Toronto: The Mercury Press, winner of the 2002 Governor General's Award for poetry
  • 2006: There, Vancouver: New Star Books
  • 2011: Mannequin Rising, Vancouver: New Star Books
  • 2018: Flow: Poems Collected and New (edited by Michael Barnholden), Vancouver: Talonbooks

Critical studies[edit]

  • 1983: The Prepoetics of William Carlos Williams, Ann Arbor: UMI Research Press
  • 1988: Tracing the Paths: Reading ≠ Writing The Martyrology, Vancouver: Talonbooks
  • 1989: A Record of Writing: An Annotated and Illustrated Bibliography of George Bowering, Vancouver: Talonbooks
  • 2004: Redress: Inside the Japanese Canadian Call for Justice, Vancouver: Raincoast Books

Editor[edit]

  • 1985: This Is My Own: Letters to Wes and Other Writings on Japanese-Canadians, 1941–1948 by Muriel Kitagawa, Vancouver: Talonbooks
  • 1997: Pacific Windows: The Collected Poems of Roy Kiyooka, Vancouver: Talonbooks

Other[edit]

  • 1998: Broken Entries: Race, Subjectivity, Writing (Essays), Toronto: The Mercury Press

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d "Roy Miki". Poetry Foundation. Retrieved 24 November 2018.
  2. ^ a b c "Asian Heritage Month". CBC News. 30 April 2008. Retrieved 24 November 2018.
  3. ^ "Roy Miki". Ryerson University. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g Dobson, Kit (2012–2014). "Roy Akira Miki". The Canadian Encyclopedia. Retrieved 24 November 2018.
  5. ^ Order of Canada citation
  6. ^ "Roy Miki". Simon Fraser University. Retrieved 24 November 2018.

External links[edit]

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