Christopher Levenson

Christopher Levenson
Born	(1934-02-13) February 13, 1934 (age 91) London, England
Education	Cambridge University University of Iowa
Occupation	Poet

Christopher Levenson (born February 13, 1934, in London, England) is a Canadian poet.

Life

Levenson was educated at Harrow County Grammar School for Boys and Downing College, Cambridge, where he read English under F.R.Leavis. ^[1] He later received a further degree from the University of Iowa. ^[2]

Levenson lived in the Netherlands and Germany, before moving in 1968 to Ottawa, Canada, where he taught English at Carleton University from 1968 to 1999. He became a Canadian citizen in 1973. He was co-founder, and first editor of Arc Poetry Magazine. , ^[3] and taught for many years at Carleton University. ^[4]

His work appeared in The Antigonish Review, ^[5] among other journals, and he is a member of the Writers' Union of Canada. ^[6]

Awards

• 1960 Eric Gregory Award
• 1987 Archibald Lampman Award

Works

Poetry

• Cairns . Chatto & Windus; Hogarth Press. 1969. ISBN   978-0-7011-1486-2.
• Stills. (Chatto & Windus, London, 1972).
• Into the Open. Golden Dog Press. 1977. ISBN   978-0-919614-23-9.
• The Journey Back. Sesame Press. 1978. ISBN   978-0-920580-00-4.
• Arriving at Night. Mosaic Press. 1986. ISBN   978-0-88962-341-5.
• The Return. Mandeville Press, England. 1986. ISBN   978-0-904533-96-5.
• Half Truths. (Wolsak and Wynn, 1990).
• Duplicities: New and Selected Poems. Mosaic Press. 1992. ISBN   978-0-88962-527-3.
• The Bridge . BuschekBooks. 2000. ISBN   978-1-894543-02-6.
• Local Time. Stone Flower Press. 2006. ISBN   978-0-9737607-2-9.
• Night Vision. Quattro Books. 2014. ISBN   978-1927443-58-3.

Translations

• Light of the World: An Anthology of Seventeenth Century Dutch Religious and Occasional Poetry. Netherlandic Press. 1982. ISBN   978-0-919417-04-5.
• Seeking Love's Solace (Aliquando Press, 1982).

Editor

• Carol Shields (1992). Coming to Canada. McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP. ISBN   978-0-88629-187-7.
• Christopher Levenson, George Johnston, ed. (1974). Carleton University Student Poetry 1973-74. Carleton University.
• Reconcilable Differences: The Changing Face of Poetry by Canadian Men Since 1970. (Bayeux Arts, 1994)

References

1. "Cambridge University Tripos Results", The Times, 21 June 1956, p. 4.
2. Levenson
3. "::Arc Poetry::Log Entries::Arc Poetry Magazine Turns 30::". Archived from the original on 2008-12-11. Retrieved 2009-07-10.
4. "Who's". Archived from the original on 2001-03-05. Retrieved 2009-07-10.
5. "Contributors the Antigonish Review Issue Nr. 126". Archived from the original on 2009-12-21. Retrieved 2009-07-10.
6. "The Writers' Union of Canada - Christopher Levenson". Archived from the original on 2011-06-16. Retrieved 2009-07-10.

External links

• "Christopher Levenson", poets.ca
• "Christopher Levenson fonds - Search Research Collections". McMaster University Library. William Ready Division of Archives and Research Collections. Retrieved 17 July 2019.