D.C. Reid

Dennis Reid (born 5 August 1952) is a Canadian poet, novelist, and short story writer.

Life
Born in Calgary, Alberta, he lives in Victoria, British Columbia.

He also writes about fly fishing, high end automobiles, round the world yacht races and the human brain. The latter subject covers the last fifteen years of human brain science, creativity and how poets do their art.

Recognition
Two of Reid's poetry collections, Love And Other Things That Hurt (1999) and The Hunger (2004) have been nominated for the Dorothy Livesay Poetry Prize.

Poetry

 * The Women Who Surround Me - 1991
 * Open 24 Hours - 1997 
 * Love and Other Things that Hurt - 1999
 * The Hunger - 2004
 * What It Means To Be Human - 2009

Novels
=POETRY BOOKS & CHAPBOOKS= =FICTION BOOKS=
 * The Knife Behind the Gills - 1995
 * The hunger. ImprintVictoria, B.C. : Ekstasis Editions, 2004.
 * Love and Other Things That Hurt. Windsor, Ont.: Black Moss Press, 1999.
 * Open 24 Hours, by Anne Burke, D. C. Reid, Brenda Niskala, Joe Blades, and rob mclennan. Fredericton, N.B.: Broken Jaw Press, 1997.
 * The Women Who Surround Me. Victoria, B.C: Ekstasis Editions, 1991.
 * The Knife Behind The Gills. Victoria, B.C.: Ekstasis Editions, 1995. Novel.
 * Looking Back at Geeksville. Published for the Hawthorne Society. Victoria, B.C: Reference West, 1991. Fiction.
 * How To Catch Salmon. Victoria, B.C.: Orca, 1995. Non-fiction.

Non-Fiction

 * A History of the Salmon Arm Golf Course, 1928-1992 - 1993 (with Todor Davies)
 * How to Catch Salmon - 1995
 * Maximum Salmon - 2007
 * Fishing for Dreams: Notes from the Water's Edge - 2005
 * Vancouver Island Fishing Guide - 2008
 * Catch Fish Have Fun - BC's 52 Best Bets - 2011 - Kindle Single
 * Catch Fish Have Fun - Langara Island BC - 2011 - Kindle Single