Barry McKinnon
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Barry Benjamin McKinnon (born 1944) is a Canadian poet.
Born in Calgary, Alberta,[1] he taught English at the College of New Caledonia in Prince George, British Columbia.
Bibliography[]
- The Golden Daybreak Hair. Toronto, ON: Aliquondo Press, 1967.
- The Carcasses of Spring. Vancouver, BC: Talonbooks, 1971.
- I Wanted to Say Something. Prince George, BC: Caledonia Writing Series, 1975.
- Death of a Lyric Poet. Prince George, BC: Caledonia Writing Series, 1975.
- Songs & Speeches. Prince George, BC: Caledonia Writing Series, 1976.
- Sex at Thirty One. Prince George, BC: Caledonia Writing Series, 1977.
- The The. (Fragments). Prince George, BC: Repository /Gorse Press, 1979.
- The The. Toronto, ON: Coach House Press, 1980. (Nominated for the 1981 Governor General's Award)
- Thoughts/Sketches. North Vancouver, BC: Tatlow/Gorse, 1985.
- I Wanted to Say Something. Red Deer, AB: Red Deer College Press, 1990.
- Pulplog. Prince George, BC: Caitlin Press, 1991.
- Four Realities: poets from northern BC. Prince George, BC: Caitlin Press, 1992.
- Arrythmia. Prince George, BC: Gorse Press, 1994.
- The Centre. Prince George, BC: Caitlin Press, 1995.
Awards[]
- bp Nichol Chap-Book Award, 2004. Bolivia/Peru
- bp Nichol Chap-Book Award, 1995. Arrythmia
- Dorothy Livesay Poetry Prize, 1992. Pulplog
- Governor General's Literary Award, 1981 (finalist) The The
References[]
- ^ "Calgary-born poet revives the past". The Calgary Herald. January 2, 1976. Retrieved November 4, 2012.
External links[]
- Records of Barry McKinnon are held by Simon Fraser University's Special Collections and Rare Books
- Barry McKinnon fonds (2000.6) at Northern BC Archives
Categories:
- 1944 births
- Living people
- 20th-century Canadian poets
- Canadian male poets
- Writers from Calgary
- 20th-century Canadian male writers
- Canadian poet stubs