John Barton (poet)
John Barton | |
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| Born | 1957 (age 66–67) Edmonton, Alberta, Canada |
| Occupation | Poet |
| Language | English |
| Nationality | Canadian |
John Barton (born 1957) is a Canadian poet.
Early life
Barton was born in Edmonton, Alberta, in 1957 but was raised in Calgary.[1]
Education
Barton studied at the
He originally wanted to study architecture but did poorly in calculus and was enrolled in English courses in the
Barton studied poetry with Eli Mandel, Gary Geddes, Robin Skelton, Joseph Brodsky, and Daniel Halpern.
Career
Barton has written ten books of poetry.
Since 1980 his poems have appeared in seventy-five magazines and thirty anthologies in North America, the United Kingdom, India, and Australia.[5]
Barton was co-editor of
He and Billeh Nickerson co-edited the anthology Seminal: The Anthology of Canada’s Gay Male Poets, published in 2007 by Arsenal Pulp Press. In 2012 his Selected Poems were published by Nightwood.
Awards
- 1986: Patricia Hackett Prize, University of Western Australia
- 1988: Archibald Lampman Award, for West of Darkness: Emily Carr, a self-portrait
- 1995: Archibald Lampman Award, for Designs from the Interior
- 1995: Ottawa Book Award
- 1999: Archibald Lampman Award, for Sweet Ellipsis
- 2003: CBC Literary Award (Second Prize)
- 2006: National Magazine Award (Silver)
- 2019: Victoria's Poet Laureate
Works
Poetry
- 1981: A Poor Photographer. Sono Nis Press
- 1984: Hidden Structure'. Ekstasis Editions
- 1987: West of Darkness: Emily Carr, a Self-Portrait. Penumbra Press
- 1993: Notes Toward a Family Tree. Quarry Press. 1993. ISBN 978-1-55082-066-9.
- 1994: Designs from the Interior. Anansi. 1994. ISBN 978-0-88784-558-1.
- 1998: Sweet Ellipsis. ECW Press. 1998. ISBN 978-1-55022-354-5.
- 1999: West of Darkness: Emily Carr, a self-portrait 2nd ed edition. Dundurn Press Ltd. 1999. ISBN 978-0-88878-402-5.
- 2001: Hypothesis. House of Anansi Press. 2001. ISBN 978-0-88784-659-5.
- 2009: Hymn. Brick Books
- 2012: For the Boy with the Eyes of the Virgin: Selected Poems. Nightwood Editions
- 2014: Polari. Goose Lane Editions
Chapbooks
- 1995: Destinations, Leaving the Map, above/ground press
- 1999: Oxygen, above/ground press
- 1999: Shroud. Viola Leaflets. 1999. ISBN 978-0-9684308-0-4.
- 2003: Runoff. Viola Leaflets. 2003. ISBN 978-0-9684308-1-1.
- 2004 Asymmetries, Frog Hollow Press Book One: House of the Present; Book Two: The Strata.
- 2012: Balletomane: The Program Notes of Lincoln Kirstein. JackPine
- 2016: Reframing Paul Cadmus: Pictures from an Exhibition. above/ground press
Criticism
- "Trends in Canadian Poetry", Educational Insights, 11(1)
Editor
- John Barton, ed. (1998). We all begin in a little magazine: Arc and the promise of Canada's poets, 1978-1998. McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP. ISBN 978-0-88629-325-3.
- John Barton, ISBN 978-1-55152-217-3.
References
- ^ "Who's". www.poets.ca. Archived from the original on 2000-01-15.
- user-generated source]
- ^ "GVPL | Reader's Café | Capital Verse". Archived from the original on 2010-05-07. Retrieved 2009-09-03.
- ^ "John Barton » Greater Victoria Public Library | Literacy, lifelong learning and community enrichment for all". Archived from the original on 2010-11-23. Retrieved 2010-11-03.
- ^ "Who's". www.poets.ca. Archived from the original on 2000-01-15.
- ^ "The Malahat Review".
- ^ "John Barton - Interview | Literary Photographer". Archived from the original on 2009-06-21. Retrieved 2009-09-03.
- ^ "John Barton » Greater Victoria Public Library | Literacy, lifelong learning and community enrichment for all". Archived from the original on 2010-11-23. Retrieved 2010-11-03.
External links
- Canadian Poets, University of Toronto
- "John Barton - Interview", Literary Photographer, October 24, 2008
- Poet Laureate, City of Victoria
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