Fred Wah
Frederick James Wah OC (born January 23, 1939 in Swift Current , Saskatchewan , Canada ) is a Canadian poet , writer and former university professor.
Life
Fred Wah was born in Swift Current, Saskatchewan, but grew up in inland ( West Kootenay ) British Columbia . His Canadian born father grew up in China as the son of a Chinese father and a Scottish - Irish mother. Fred Wah's mother, on the other hand, was a Swedish- born Canadian who came to the country at the age of six. In a certain way, his ethnic influences shape his writings.
Wah studied literature and music at the University of British Columbia . While studying there, was one of the founding editors and authors of the underground magazine TISH . He later graduated from the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque , the University at Buffalo, The State University of New York (Bachelor of Arts - English Literature and Music - University of British Columbia / Master of Arts - Literature and Linguistics - University at Buffalo, The State University of New York). In the following years he gave lectures at Selkirk College , the David Thompson University Center , and the University of Calgary .
Well known for his work on literary magazines and on a smaller scale , he has worked as a writing editor for Open Letter since its inception, involved in the editing of West Coast Line , and with Frank Davey he edited the first online literary magazine: SwiftCurrent . Fred Wah won the 1985 Governor General's Award for his book Waiting for Saskatchewan .
After 40 years, Wah retired from teaching and now lives with his wife Pauline Butling in Vancouver , British Columbia . He continues to write and appear at public readings of his poems. In 2006/2007 he was the Writer-in-Residence at Simon Fraser University , in Burnaby , British Columbia. On December 11, 2011, the Canadian Parliament elected him Canada's Parliamentary Poet Laureate for the period 2012/2013 . Fred Wah is the fifth poet to receive this honor.
plant
- Lardeau (1965)
- Mountain (1967)
- Among (1972)
- Tree (1972)
- Earth (1974)
- Pictograms from the Interior of BC (1975)
- Selected Poems: Loki is Buried at Smoky Creek (1980). Talonbooks: Vancouver, BC. ISBN 978-0-88922-177-2 .
- Owners Manual (1981)
- Breathin 'My Name With a Sigh (1981). Talonbooks: Vancouver, BC. ISBN 978-0-88922-188-8 .
- Grasp The Sparrow's Tail (1982)
- Waiting for Saskatchewan (1985)
- The Swift Current Anthology (1986; edited with Frank Davey)
- Rooftops (1987)
- Music at the Heart of Thinking (1987)
- Limestone Lakes Utaniki (1989)
- So Far (1991)
- Alley Alley Home Free (1992)
- Diamond Grill. Edmonton: NeWest, 1996.
- "Faking It: Poetics and Hybridity" (2000). Critical Writing 1984-1999. Edmonton: NeWest.
- Isadora Blue (La Mano Izquierda Impressora, Victoria, 2005)
- Articulations (Nomados, Vancouver, 2007)
- Sentenced to Light (2008). Talonbooks: Vancouver, BC. ISBN 978-0-88922-577-0 .
- is a door (2009). Talonbooks: Vancouver, BC. ISBN 978-0-88922-620-3 .
- "The False Laws of Narrative: The Poetry of Fred Wah" (2009). Selected with an introduction by Louis Cabri. Wilfrid Laurier University Press: Waterloo, ONT. ISBN 978-1-55458-046-0 .
Awards
- Waiting For Saskatchewan - 1985 (1985 Governor General's Award for poetry)
- So Far - 1991 (1982 Stephanson Award for Poetry)
- Diamond Grill - 1996 (Writers Guild of Alberta Howard O'Hagan Prize for Short Fiction)
- "Faking It" - 2001 (Gabrielle Roy Prize for Criticism Association for Canadian and Quebec Literatures)
- "Is A Door" 2010 ( Dorothy Livesay Poetry Prize )
Web links
- University of Toronto Canadian Poets Profile
- University of Calgary's 100 Canadian Poets Profile
- Ryerson University Asian Heritage in Canada Authors
- FFWD: WEEKLY: Tough-Minded poet Fred Wah leaves legacy at U of C
- Wah Writers' Union Membership Page
- Fred Wah , Electronic Poetry Center
Individual evidence
- ↑ Jilang Su, Billy KL So, Gungwu Wang, John Fitzgerald, Jianli Huang, James K. Chin, Contributors Billy KL So, John Fitzgerald [2003]: Power and Identity in the Chinese World Order . Hong Kong University Press ,, ISBN 9622095909 , p. 323.
- ↑ Archive link ( Memento of the original from December 1, 2005 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Pauline Butling, Susan Rudy [2005]: Poets Talk . University of Alberta , ISBN 0888644310 , p 143rd
- ↑ http://www.parl.gc.ca/about/parliament/poet/index.asp?Language=E¶m=2&id=1#appointment
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Wah, Fred |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Wah, Frederick James (full name) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Canadian poet, writer and university lecturer |
DATE OF BIRTH | January 23, 1939 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Swift Current , Saskatchewan , Canada |