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Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Infobox personGay Allison (born 1953) is a Canadian poet, editor, and English teacher. She was the fiction editor of The Canadian Forum, poetry editor of Waves, founding editor of a feminist journal, Fireweed,[1] co-editor of Landscape,[2] and founding member of the Women's Writing Collective of Toronto. Additionally, Allison is an advisory board member of Tiger Lily, a journal by women of colour. Allison is also a full member of the League of Canadian Poets.[3]

She was the recipient of the Poetry Award from the Federation of Women Teachers' Association of Ontario (FWTAO) in 1982 and 1986.[4]

Early life

Allison was born in Saskatchewan. She has since lived in Saskatoon, Edmonton, Vancouver, and Toronto.

Work

Allison's poetry in The Unravelling, focuses on daily life "at a slow meditative pace."[5]

Publications

Poetry

  • Life: Still. (1981)[6]
  • In the Valley of the Butterflies (1981)
  • The Unravelling (1986)[7]
  • "Iron Shirt Moves" (1988)[8]

Anthologies

  • Women and Words: The Anthology/Les femmes et les mots: Une anthologie (1984)[9]
  • Sp/Elles: Poetry by Canadian Women/Poésie de femmes canadiennes (1986)[10]

Awards

  • Federation of Women Teachers' Association of Ontario, Poetry Award, 1982, 1986.
  • Tyrone Guthrie Award, Stratford Festival, 1997.

References

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