Lynn Davies (poet)

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Lynn Davies (born 1954) is a Canadian poet. [1] She is most noted for her poetry collection The Bridge that Carries the Road, which was shortlisted for the Governor General's Award for English-language poetry at the 1999 Governor General's Awards [2] and for the Gerald Lampert Award in 2000. [3]

Born in Moncton, New Brunswick and raised in Newcastle, Davies travelled abroad for two years after high school and then wrote a weekly travel column for a New Brunswick-based magazine before attending the University of King's College. [1] She was subsequently a writer for publications such as Canadian Geographic , Nature Canada, Outdoor Canada , Arts Atlantic and The Globe and Mail . [1] She attended the Maritime Writers' Workshop in the 1990s, and began writing poetry only after being told by her classmates that her prose writing had a poetic quality. [1]

The Bridge that Carries the Road, her debut collection, was published in 1999. [4] She followed up with the collections Where Sound Pools in 2005, [5] and how the gods pour tea in 2013. [6]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Nicholas Learmouth, "Lynn Davies". New Brunswick Literary Encyclopedia, 2009.
  2. ↑ Gilbert Bouchard, "Traditional verse well represented: Three volumes vie for the top award". Edmonton Journal , November 7, 1999.
  3. ↑ "The lists are in: Prizes, prizes and more prizes". Vancouver Sun , April 8, 2000.
  4. ↑ Ross Leckie, "Living with loneliness". Telegraph-Journal , October 23, 1999.
  5. ↑ "Local poet provides another poetic feast". The Daily Gleaner , November 12, 2005.
  6. ↑ Linda Hersey, "Lynn Davies infuses poetry with humour". Times & Transcript , November 1, 2013.


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