Shane Book

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

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.

Bibliography

• Ceiling of Sticks. University of Nebraska Press, 2010. ISBN   9780803215580
• Congotronic. University of Iowa Press, 2014. ISBN   9781609383077
• All Black Everything. University of Iowa Press, 2023. ISBN   9781609389239

References

1. "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. "Nepean poet to vie for CBC Literary Award". Ottawa Citizen , March 2, 2011.

External links

• Biography, poetry excerpts from Griffin Poetry Prize website