David Fraser. Courtesy Canadian Federation of Poets.
David Fraser is a Canadian poet and magazine editor.
Life[]
David Fraser. Courtesy Ascent Aspirations.
Fraser was born and educated in Toronto, Ontario.[1]
He earned a B.A. in English from the University of Toronto, and an M.Ed. in adult education from the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education.
He taught high school English and creative writing in Ontario for 30 years.
He lives on Nanoose Bay, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, where he is a full-time writer (and a part-time ski instructor in the winter).[2]
In 1997 Fraser founded Ascent Aspirations magazine, which he still edits. He has also published 3 collections of poetry, and 1 of fiction, published by Ascent Aspirations Publishing.[2]
Publications[]
Poetry[]
- Going to the Well. Nanaimo, BC: Ascent Aspirations Publishing, 2004. ISBN 978-09736568-0-8
- Running Down the Wind. Nanaimo, BC: Ascent Aspirations Publishing, 2007. ISBN 978-009736568-2-4
- No Way Easy. Nanaimo, BC: Ascent Aspirations Publishing, 2010. ISBN 978-0-9736568-4-8
Novel[]
- The Dark Side of the Billboard. Nanaimo, BC: Ascent Aspirations Publishing, 2006. ISBN 978-0-9736568-1-6
Except where noted, bibliographical information courtesy League of Canadian Poets.[3]
See also[]
References[]
- ↑ Going to the Well, Ascent Aspirations. Web, Mar. 12, 2019.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 David Fraser, Ascent Aspirations, Web, July 8, 2012.
- ↑ David Fraser, Full Members, League of Canadian Poets, Poets.ca, Web, July 8, 2012.
External links[]
- Poems
- Samples from Going to the Well (2 poems)
- 3 poems at Cascadia Review
- Collected Poetry (3 poems)
- Poetry Samples
- Samples from Going to the Well
- Prose
- About
- David Fraser at the Federation of B.C. Writers
- David Fraser at the Canadian Federation of Poets
- David Fraser Official website
- Ascent Aspirations Official website
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