Patrick Woodcock

Patrick Woodcock
Born	William Patrick Woodcock (1968-07-12)12 July 1968 Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Occupations	Writer poet
Years active	1995–present
Notable work	You Can't Bury Them All
Awards	Alcuin Society Book Design Award for Poetry; Council of the Federation Literacy Award

William Patrick Woodcock (born 12 July 1968) is a Canadian writer and poet from Toronto.

Biography

Patrick Woodcock was born on 12 July 1968 in Toronto, Ontario. ^[1] His father was an Irishman who sang and wrote poems, and his mother was a ballet teacher. Growing up, Woodcock studied a variety of musical instruments with his brother and sang in a choir; he attributes his career in writing to these childhood experiences, noting that he has "always had a very well-cultivated imagination". ^[1]

Woodcock is described as a travelling poet. ^[2] Seldom living in one area for too long, he has lived much of his life abroad, in countries such as Saudi Arabia, Russia, and Iraq. ^[1] His work has been translated into 14 languages, ^[3] published in Canada, the United States, and internationally. ^[1]

Woodcock's 2016 poetry book You Can't Bury Them All won the Alcuin Society Book Design Award for Poetry, and was shortlisted for the J. M. Abraham Poetry Award. ^[4] In 2024, Woodcock was awarded the Council of the Federation Literacy Award on behalf of United for Literacy for his work in the justice system of Nunavut. ^[5]

Publications

• Woodcock, Patrick (1995). The Six O'clock Club. Oakville, ON: Mosaic Press. ISBN   978-0-8896-2606-5. ^[1]
• —; Lockett, Steve (1996). AThElia. Oakville, ON: Mosaic Press. ISBN   978-0-8896-2632-4. ^[1]
• — (1999). Scarring Endymion. Oakville, ON: Mosaic Press. ISBN   978-0-8896-2661-4. ^[1]
• — (2004). The Challenged One. Oakville, ON: Mosaic Press. ISBN   978-0-8896-2806-9. ^[1]
• — (2009). Always Die Before Your Mother. Toronto: ECW Press. ISBN   978-1-5502-2862-5. ^[6]
• — (2013). Echo Gods and Silent Mountains. Toronto: ECW Press. ISBN   978-1-7704-1086-2. ^{[7] [8] [9]}
• — (2016). You Can't Bury Them All. Toronto: ECW Press. ISBN   978-1-7704-1316-0. ^{[10] [11]}
• — (2023). Farhang. Toronto: ECW Press. ISBN   978-1-7704-1751-9. ^{[12] [13]}

References

1. Davis, Charlene (25 October 2010). "Patrick Woodcock". The Canadian Encyclopedia . Toronto: Historica Canada . Retrieved 26 December 2025.
2. [Oakville Beaver] (11 September 2012). "Traveling poet Patrick Woodcock stops at home before next adventure". Oakville Beaver . Retrieved 26 December 2025.
3. [TWUC]. "Patrick Woodcock". The Writers' Union of Canada . Retrieved 26 December 2025.
4. [WFNS]. "Author spotlight: Patrick Woodcock". Halifax, N.S.: Writers' Federation of Nova Scotia . Retrieved 26 December 2025.
5. Dorward, Kira Wronska (26 September 2024). "Literacy award lauds Patrick Woodcock's work with the justice system". Penticton Herald . Retrieved 26 December 2025.
6. Parsons, Marnie (27 August 2009). "Always Die Before Your Mother, by Patrick Woodcock". The Globe and Mail . Retrieved 26 December 2025.
7. Mooney, Jacob McArthur (25 July 2012). "Reporters in verse". The Globe and Mail . Retrieved 26 December 2025.
8. Soloy, BJ (19 October 2012). "Cutbank Reviews: Echo Gods and Silent Mountains by Patrick Woodcock". Cutbank Online. University of Montana . Retrieved 26 December 2025.
9. Doda, Christopher. "Not all is on fire: Patrick Woodcock's Echo Gods and Silent Mountains". Arc Poetry Magazine . Retrieved 26 December 2025.
10. Jinje, Safa (March 2016). "You can't bury them all". Quill & Quire . Retrieved 26 December 2025.
11. Homa, Ava (2016). "Book review: You Can't Bury Them All". Kurdistan 24 . Los Angeles. Retrieved 26 December 2025.
12. [CBC Books] (16 August 2023). "Farhang by Patrick Woodcock". CBC Books . Canadian Broadcasting Corporation . Retrieved 26 December 2025.
13. Taylor, Tom (18 September 2023). "Iqaluit-based writer releases new book of poetry". Penticton Herald . Retrieved 26 December 2025.

External links

• Patrick Woodcock at the Canadian Digital Library Collection
• Works by Patrick Woodcock at Open Library