Donna Allard



Donna Allard (born in Moncton, Canada) is a Canadian poet and writer. She currently serves as president of the Executive Board of the Canadian Poetry Association. She is owner of the Allard Agency and founder of Chocolate River Association.

Youth
Allard was born in Moncton, and raised in the fishing village of Richibucto, New Brunswick.

Career as a Poet
The first poem she wrote was named "Friends" in 1972. Her first poem performance was in 1988 at the National Milton Acorn Festival. She has performed with poets, such as Bill Bissett, John B. Lee, Robert Priest, Nicole Brossard, Joseph Sherman, Fred Stenson, and Rita Joe.

Professional Career
From 2000 to 2011, Allard served as Atlantic Representative, National Coordinator and from 2005-2011 President of the Canadian Poetry Association Board of Directors. She was also an executive member of the National Milton Acorn Festival for 8 years. She is also the creator of "Facebook's Literary Server - The Traveling Tattered Scribblershood", (previous know as Facebooks Poets and Writers Registry).

Personal life
Allard currently lives in Richibucto, New Brunswick. She now volunteers in humanitarian causes.

Poetry

 * Oral Victory (2002)
 * Time of Trial: Beyond the Terror of 9/11 (2002)
 * Handprints For The Future (2003)
 * Bellwalker: Devolution. River Bones Press, 2006. ISBN 0-9738671-5-9
 * Hand Upon the Dunes. River Bones Press, 2006 ISBN 0-9738671-4-0
 * Minago Streets: Selected Poetry. River Bones Press, 2006. ISBN 0-9738671-3-2
 * Nautical Son (TBA)
 * From Shore To Shoormal (2012)

Poetry

 * Postal Code I (with Ted Plantos, Susan Ioannou, and Joe Blades), 1999.
 * No Love Lost II (international anthology of poetry). Hidden Brook Press, 2000. ISBN 1-894553-01-2
 * Postal Code II (participating members chapbook). Hidden Brook Press, 2001
 * Poetea for Six. Hidden Brook Press (in conjunction with Guelph Arts Council), 2001. ISBN 1-894553-25-X

Prose

 * "Students Against Racism" (co-edited with Valerie LaPointe) A project of the National Milton Acorn Poetry Festival since added to the P.E.I school libraries, 1991. ==See also==
 * List of Canadian poets