Don Gutteridge (writer)

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Donald George Gutteridge (born 30 September 1937) is a Canadian author of poetry, fiction and scholarly works. He is also professor emeritus at the University of Western Ontario.

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Biography

Don Gutteridge was born in Sarnia, Ontario in 1937, and was raised in the nearby village of Point Edward, Ontario. His high schooling took place in Sarnia and Chatham, Ontario. He attended the University of Western Ontario (UWO), where he graduated with a BA Honours in English in 1960. After graduating, Gutteridge taught high school English for seven years before joining the Faculty of Education at UWO in 1969. He is currently Professor Emeritus. In 1970 he won the UWO President's Medal for his poem "Death at Quebec." Poet John B. Lee, winner of 50 poetry prizes, called Gutteridge a "major poet." " [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] One reviewer, Jack Magnus, said Gutteridge _has a divine gift <https://www.goodreads.com/author/list/192009.Don_Gutteridge> He lives in London, Ontario He has two children, John and Kate, and six grandchildren. [5]

Published works

Poetry

• "By and By". With John B. Lee. Hidden Brook Press 2020. • "The Derelict Heart". Hidden Brook Press: 2020. • "Invincible Ink." Hidden Brook Press, 2020. • "Into the Milkweed Meadow." Hidden Brook Press, 2021. • "Where Rivers Run Deep." Hidden Brook Press, 2021. • "More Boding Than Blood." Hidden Brook Press, 2021. . "The Ardent Dark," Hidden Brook Press, 2021. → "Masters of the Craft." Hidden Brook Press:2021. " Lover's Moon" Hidden Brook Press: 2022 . "The Home We Never Leave" Wet Ink Books: 2022 . "Kingdom Come and Other Poems: Wet Ink Books: 2022

. "A Fine-Tuned Heart" Wet Ink Books: 2023

Fiction

Marc Edwards Mysteries

  1. Turncoat. McClelland and Stewart: Toronto, 2003.
  2. Solemn Vows. McClelland and Stewart: Toronto, 2003.
  3. Vital Secrets. Trinity: Saint John, 2007.
  4. Dubious Allegiance. Simon and Schuster: Toronto, 2012.
  5. Bloody Relations. Simon and Schuster: Toronto, 2013.
  6. Death of a Patriot. Simon and Schuster: Toronto, 2014.
  7. The Bishop's Pawn. Tablo Publishing: Melbourne, 2021;
  8. Desperate Acts. Tablo Publishing: Melbourne, 2021
  9. Unholy Alliance. Tablo Publishing: Melbourne, 2021.
  10. Mnor Corruption Tablo Publishing: Melbourne, 2021
  11. Governing Passion Tablo Publishing: Melbourne, 2021
  12. The Widow's Demise Tablo Publishing: Melbourne, 2021.

The six mysteries above were also published as ebooks by Bev Editions in 2015.

Non-Fiction

. reissued as "Ploughing the Home Ground," Hidden Brook Press: Brighton, Ontario, 2022.

Articles

ARTICLES

"The Subject-Centred Curriculum: Last Chance or Lost Cause?", The English Quarterly, vol. 4, no. 4 (Fall, 1971). "The Affective Fallacy and the Student's Response to Poetry", English Journal LXI, 2 (February, 1972) "Teaching the Canadian Mythology: A Poet's View", Journal of Canadian Studies, vol. VII, no. 1, February, 1973. "The Hidden Meaning Syndrome," The English Quarterly, vol IX, nos. 1 and 2. "Some Principles of Question-Design", English Journal Vol. 70 # 7 (Nov. 1981) "Truth and Consequences: Selecting Literature for Grades 7-12/OAC", indirections17, 1 (March 1992) "Teaching Canadian Literature: A Cultural Odyssey", indirections Vol. VI, no. 2 (Spring 1981) "Teaching Literature for Cognitive Development: A Double Perspective", indirections VI, 3 (Fall 1981) "Literature and Reading in the High School: The Cognitive Dimensions", indirections VII, 2 (Spring 1982) "The View from Darien: The Drama of Literature in the High School Classroom – Part 1", The English Quarterly XV, 1 (Spring 1982) "The View from Darien: The Drama of Literature in the High School Classroom, Part 2," The English Quarterly, XV 2 (Summer 1982). "Homage to the Past-Future", Brick #15 (Spring 1982) "Regions of the Heart: The Politics of Literature in Canada", HSST, Vol. 17 # 3 (Spring 1982) "Local Colour, Communal Consciousness, and Loretta Lynn: A Recantation", Contemporary Verse II, Vol. 7 #1 (Nov. 1982) "Setting Goals for English: A Model and Several Cautions", The English Quarterly, 1983. "Shakespeare by Ear: Macbeth Through Listening and Discussion", The English Quarterly. "A Unit in Indian Mythology for Grade Seven", Classmate (MATE). "Local Culture and the National Will", Canadian Literature #100 (Spring 1984) "Old Photographs and the Documentary Archive", Canadian Literature #113 (Summer 1988) "Literature Teaching in Ontario Since 1950: A Preliminary Sketch", indirections (Jan. 1990) "The Process of Reading Fiction: A Modest Hypothesis", Indirections, 16, 3 (Sep. 1991) "Truth and Consequences: Selecting Literature for Grades 7-12/OAC; Part One: The Rudderless Arc, indirections, Vol. 17, No. 1, April 1992. "Stubborn Pilgrimage:B. C Diltz and the Ontario Tradition, Part I: His Master's Vocie, B. C. Diltz and the Literary Method 1931-1958," indirections, Vol. 17 No. 4. Stubborn Pilgrimage: B. C. Diltz and the Ontario Tradition, Part II, Cold Pastoral: The Diltzian Paradigm Before 1960," indirections, Vol. 18 No.1. "Stubborn Pilgrimage: B. C. Diltz and the Ontario Tradition, Part III, Parnassus Under Siege: Literary Method in the Age of Aquarius," indirections, Vol. 18 No.2. "Stubborn Pilgrimage: B. C. Diltz and the Ontario Tradition, Part IV: Resistance and Transformation 1969-1977," indirections Vol. 18 No. 3. "Stubborn Pilgrimage: B. C. Diltz and the Ontario Tradition, Part V: The Great Divide, 1977-84," Indirections Vol. 19 No. 1. "Education for an Unchanging Society", The OSSTF Bulletin (Dec. 1973) "Rethinking Reading: A Quiet Revolution Returns Literature to the Curriculum", Quill & Quire (May 1983) "Five Ways to Improve High School Learning", London Free Press, 2 April 1998 "$6 Million Math, English Tests Won't Tell Us a Thing, London Free Press

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References

Notes

  1. New, William H. (2002). Encyclopedia of Literature in Canada. Toronto: University of Toronto Press. pp. 462–3. ISBN   9780802007612.
  2. Benson, Eugene; William Toye (1997). The Oxford Companion to Canadian Literature (2nd ed.). Toronto: Oxford University Press. pp.  505–6. ISBN   978-0195411676.
  3. Power, Alana (29 September 2010). "Turncoat by Don Gutteridge" . Retrieved 14 July 2012.
  4. Anon (18 February 2011). "The Proust Questionnaire, with Don Gutteridge". Open Book Ontario. Retrieved 14 July 2012.
  5. 1 2 Gutteridge, Don. "Member Profile". The Writers' Union of Canada. Retrieved 14 July 2012.
  6. Colombo, John Robert (1984). Canadian Literary Landmarks. Dundurn Press. p. 135. ISBN   9780888820730.

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