Laura Lush

Laura Lush (born 1959) is a Canadian poet.

Life
Lush was born in Brantford, Ontario, and grew up in Burlington and Owen Sound in that province. She received a B.A. from York University in Toronto, Ontario, in 1987; and an M.A. from the University of Calgary in 1991; both in English and Creative writing. She has also studied at the Banff Centre for the Arts.

Recognition

 * Bliss Carman Award for Poetry, Banff Centre, 1987
 * Short-listed for the 1992 Governor General's Awards for Poetry
 * Short-listed for the 1993 CBC Radio/Saturday Night Literary Awards

Except where noted. award information courtesy the University of Toronto''.

Publications

 * Hometown. Montreal: Vehicule Press, 1991.
 * Softly in German. Ottawa: National Library of Canada, 1992.
 * Fault Line. Montreal: Vehicule Press, 1997.
 * Darkening In. Montreal: Vehicule Press, 1997.
 * Going to the Zoo. Winnipeg: Turnstone Press, 2002.
 * The First Day of Winter: Poetry. Vancouver, BC: Ronsdale Press, 2002.

Except where noted, bibliographical information courtesy Brock University.