Shane Book

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Shane Book is a Canadian poet. [1] He was a shortlisted nominee for the 2015 Griffin Poetry Prize for his second collection, Congotronic. [2]

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Of Trinidadian descent, [1] Book is based in Ottawa. [3] His first poetry collection, Ceiling of Sticks, was published in 2010, and he was a finalist for the CBC Literary Awards in 2011 for "Almost Spain". [3] He obtained his M.F.A. at the Iowa Writers’ Workshop and was a Stegner Fellow at Stanford University.

His work

Janelas (2015) Shane Book

From Flagelliform 61: tilted away(2015) Shane Book

Cieling of sticks (2010) Shane Book

Congotronic (2015) Shane Book

All black everything (2023) Shane Book

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References

  1. 1 2 "For an emerging poet like Shane Book, winning the Griffin Prize would be a life-changing event". The Globe and Mail , June 2, 2015.
  2. "Fresh voices vie for rich poetry award". The Globe and Mail , April 8, 2015.
  3. 1 2 "Nepean poet to vie for CBC Literary Award". Ottawa Citizen , March 2, 2011.