M. Travis Lane



Millicent Travis Lane (born September 23, 1934) is an American-Canadian poet.

Life
She was born Millicent Travis in San Antonio, Texas. She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Vassar College, and Master of Arts and Doctor of Philosophy degrees from Cornell University.

She was married to Lauriat Lane Jr. (died 2005), Professor Emeritus of English at the University of New Brunswick in Fredericton. The couple emigrated to Canada in 1960 and in 1973 attained Canadian citizenship. They had one daughter, Hannah, and one son, Lauriat Lane III.

Lane lives in Fredericton, New Brunswick.

Awards and recognition

 * 1952: winner, Mary Harding Baylor Prize
 * 1975, 1980: winner, Northern Lights Editor's Prize
 * 1981: winner, Pat Lowther Award, Divinations and Shorter Poems
 * 1982: winner, Arc Poetry Prize
 * 1991: winner, Fiddlehead Poetry Prize
 * 1994: winner, Writers' Federation of New Brunswick Poetry Prize
 * 1997: winner, Amethyst Review Prize
 * 2001: winner, Atlantic Poetry Prize
 * 2002: winner, Atlantic Poetry Prize, Keeping Afloat
 * 2003: winner, Alden Nowlan Award for Excellence in English Literature
 * 2006: winner, Banff Centre Bliss Carman Poetry Award