Heather Cadsby

Heather Cadbsy is a Canadian poet and publisher from Ontario. Cadsby is the co-founder of the Canadian publishing company Wolsak and Wynn, and sold the company in 2007. She has released several poetry collections beginning in 1981, and was the winner of the North York Poetry Awards in 1985.

Biography

Heather Cadbsy was born in Belleville, Ontario and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts from McMaster University. In 1981 she released her first book of poetry, Traditions, published by Fiddlehead Poetry Books. ^[1]

In 1982, Cadsby co-founded the Canadian publishing company Wolsak and Wynn with Maria Jacobs in Hamilton, Ontario. ^[2] In 1983, Cadsby and Jacobs published a poetry collection together through Wolsak and Wynn entitled The Third Taboo: A Collection of Poems on Jealousy. ^[3] Cadsby's 1988 book Decoys, published by Mosaic Press, was described in the Telegraph-Journal as "women's writing at its best", and was praised for its lively and upbeat prose. ^[4]

Her third poetry collection, A Tantrum of Synonyms, was published in 1997 by Wolsak and Wynn, the same year the company celebrated 15 years of publishing exclusively poetry. ^[5] The book was well-received by critics, ^[6] with Libby Scheier noting in The Toronto Star that Cadsby had "matured and deepened" with the style and lyricism of her poetry. ^[5]

Cadsby and Jacobs retired from Wolsak and Wynn in 2007, selling the company to Noelle Allen. ^[7] Cadsby has since released four more books through various publishers, such as Could Be in 2009 ^[8] and Standing in the Flock of Connections in 2018. ^[9]

Publications

Poetry

• Cadsby, Heather (1981). Traditions. Fredericton, NB: Fiddlehead Poetry Books. ISBN   978-0-8649-2007-2. OCLC   9909230. ^[10]
• —; Jacobs, Maria (1983). The Third Taboo: A Collection of Poems on Jealousy. Hamilton, ON: Wolsak and Wynn. ISBN   978-0-9198-9700-7. OCLC   10525297. ^[3]
• — (1988). Decoys. Oakville, ON: Mosaic Press. ISBN   978-0-8896-2399-6. OCLC   17768576. ^[4]
• — (1997). A Tantrum of Synonyms . Hamilton, ON: Wolsak and Wynn. ISBN   978-0-9198-9757-1. OCLC   39123904. ^[6]
• — (2009). Could Be: Poems . Kingston, ON: Brick Books. ISBN   978-1-8940-7873-3. OCLC   320585124. ^[8]
• — (2012). Text Steps: Poems. Toronto, ON: Goose Lane Editions. ISBN   978-0-9691-1252-5. OCLC   1036190995.
• — (2018). Standing in the Flock of Connections. Kingston, ON: Brick Books. ISBN   978-1-7713-1479-4. OCLC   1012347382. ^[9]
• — (2023). How to. Ottawa, ON: Above/Ground Press. ISBN   978-1-7746-0305-5. OCLC   1404835974.

Anthologies

• — (1982). Squid Inc, 1982: An Anthology of Poems. Willowdale, ON: Squid. ISBN   978-0-9691-1250-1. OCLC   15977458.
• — (1986). Squid Inc 86. Willowdale, ON: Squid. ISBN   978-0-9691-1251-8. OCLC   16034044.
• — (1989). Vivid: Stories by Five Women . Stratford, ON: Aya Press. ISBN   978-0-9205-4465-5. OCLC   20097168.

Recognition

• Writer's Digest Best 100 (1973) ^[11]
• North York Poetry Awards (1985) ^[11]

References

Citations

1. LaDuke & Luxton (1983).
2. Cullen (2007); Rose (2024).
3. Pell (1985).
4. Cran (1990).
5. Scheier (1998).
6. Lewis (1998); Scheier (1998).
7. Rose (2024).
8. Lista (2009).
9. Rogers (2018); Watts (2019).
10. Pulver (1982); Nynych (1982); Smith (1983).
11. Petrauskaite (1997).

Sources

• Cran, Emily Elizabeth (24 March 1990). "Women find poetic voices". Telegraph-Journal . Saint John, NB. Retrieved 14 June 2025– via Newspapers.com.
• Cullen, Don (2007). The Bohemian Embassy: Memories and Poems. Hamilton, ON: Wolsak and Wynn. p. 92. ISBN   978-1-8949-8710-3 . Retrieved 4 June 2025– via the Internet Archive.
• LaDuke, Janice; Luxton, Steve, eds. (1983). Full Moon: An Anthology of Canadian Women Poets . Quadrant Editions. p. 40. ISBN   978-0-8649-5028-4 . Retrieved 4 June 2025– via the Internet Archive.
• Lewis, David (14 March 1998). "Five poets brave the waves in books from bracing to boring". The Hamilton Spectator . Hamilton, ON. Retrieved 14 June 2025– via Newspapers.com.
• Lista, Michael (December 2009). "Could Be (review)". Quill & Quire . Toronto, ON: St. Joseph Media . Retrieved 4 June 2025.
• Nynych, Stefanie (4 July 1982). "Paperback reviews: Traditions". The Toronto Star . Toronto, ON: Torstar . Retrieved 14 June 2025– via Newspapers.com.
• Pell, Barbara (1985). "Sifting the Dross". Canadian Literature (104). University of British Columbia: 136–137. Archived from the original on 10 October 2024. Retrieved 14 June 2025.
• Petrauskaite, Edita (1997). Who's Who in the League of Canadian Poets: Directory of Members, 1997/98. League of Canadian Poets. p. 20. ISBN   1-8962-1605-6 . Retrieved 4 June 2025– via the Internet Archive.
• Pulver, Peggy (27 March 1982). "Bookstand: Traditions". The Kingston Whig-Standard . Kingston, ON. Retrieved 14 June 2025– via Newspapers.com.
• Rogers, Kate (2018). "Hoarding "Our Little Commotions": Heather Cadsby's Standing in the Flock of Connections". Arc Poetry Magazine . Ottawa, ON. Archived from the original on 7 February 2025. Retrieved 14 June 2025.
• Rose, Jessica (1 October 2024). "Wolsak and Wynn: A way with words". Hamilton City Magazine. Hamilton, ON. Archived from the original on 31 May 2025. Retrieved 31 May 2025.
• Scheier, Libby (14 March 1998). "Low profile harbours a fine unsung poet". The Toronto Star . Toronto, ON: Torstar . Retrieved 14 June 2025– via Newspapers.com.
• Smith, Patricia Keeney (1983). "Sanest Insanity". Canadian Literature (97). University of British Columbia: 138–140. Archived from the original on 28 April 2025. Retrieved 14 June 2025.
• Watts, Carl (2019). "Minor Revelations". Canadian Literature (238): 107–109. Archived from the original on 11 December 2024. Retrieved 4 June 2025.

Further reading

Articles

• Connolly, Tristanne (2008). "Intimate Relations: Two Sides of Heather Cadsby". The New Quarterly (108). Retrieved 4 June 2025.
• [Open Book] (21 March 2018). "Poet & Wolsak and Wynn Founder Heather Cadsby on the Best & Worst Part of Being a Poet". Open Book. Toronto, ON. Retrieved 4 June 2025.

Audio and video

• Bullis, Nancy (20 November 2018). Interview with Heather Cadsby at HOWL at CIUT 89 5 FM. CIUT-FM . Brick Books. Retrieved 4 June 2025– via YouTube.

External links

• Works by Heather Cadsby at Open Library