Crispin Elsted

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Crispin Elsted is a Canadian poet and publisher. [1] He was born on May 31, 1947, to Dennis and Isabel Elsted. He is the co-founder, with his wife Jan Elsted, of the book-publishing company Barbarian Press. [2] His poetry collection Climate and the Affections was a shortlisted finalist for the Governor General's Award for English-language poetry [3] and the Gerald Lampert Award [1] in 1996.

Elsted has performed as a Shakespearean actor in repertory theatres and has composed, arranged and performed jazz and classical music. [1]

Both Crispin and Jan Elsted are teachers and have previously taught at Meadowridge School in Maple Ridge, British Columbia. [4]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Poet Reads at the ACT". Maple Ridge Pitt Meadows Times, May 16, 2006.
  2. ↑ "Okanagan College Gets Antique and Fine Press Book Exhibit". Kelowna Capital Times, March 20, 2012.
  3. ↑ "Finalists for 1996 Governor General's Literary Awards". Ottawa Citizen , October 18, 1996.
  4. ↑ "Staff Updates". Meadowridge Gryphon. June 2013.
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