by George J. Dance
Michael Boughn.Courtesy Kootenay School of Writing.
Michael Boughn (born 1946) is a Canadian poet, essayist, story writer, and children's author.
Life
Boughn was born in Riverside, California. He left the United States to come to Canada in 1966 because of his opposition to the Vietnam War. He enrolled in Simon Fraser University and studied under Robin Blaser, who introduced him to the poetry of William Blake, Ezra Pound, H.D., William Carlos Williams, Charles Olson, and others.[1]
He moved to Buffalo, New York, in 1978, and enrolled in the State University of New York at Buffalo, where he worked as graduate assistant to Robert Creeley. After he received his Ph.D. in 1986, he began editing the literary magazine intent with the poet John Clarke.[1]
He married Elizabeth Brown in 1991, and moved back to Canada in 1992. He became a Canadian citizen in 2001.[1]
Recognition
- PIP Gertrude Stein Award for Innovative Poetry: 2005
- Friggin Prize: 2009
- Short list, Governor-General's Award for Poetry: 2011[2]
Publications
Poetry
- Iterations of the Diagonal. Buffalo, N.Y.: Shuffaloff, 1995.
- A Little Post-apocalyptic Suite for RC with Thanks for the Rhino. Toronto: fiftyuhthees edition, 1996.
- Nine Blue Moments for Robin. Buffalo, NY: BlazeVox, 2011.
- Dislocation Flutter. Amman, Jordan: Oasii Press, 1998.
- One's own Mind. Canton, NY: Glover Publishing, 1999.
- Dislocations in Crystal. Toronto: Coach House Books, 2003.
- 22 Skidoo / SubTractions. Toronto: Book Thug, 2009.
- Cosmographia: A Post-lucretian Faux Micro-epic. Toronto: Book Thug, 2010.
Non-fiction
- H.D.: A Bibliography, 1905-1990. Charlottesville, VA: Published for the Bibliographical Society of the University of Virginia by the University Press of Virginia, 1993.
Children's books
- Into the World of the Dead. Annick Press, 2006.[3]
Edited
- In the Branches of the Upper World: Selections from the Journals of Harvey Brown. Austin, TX: Skanky Possum, 2002.[3]
- Robert Duncan, The H.D. Book. Berkeley, CA: [[University of California Press, 2011.[4]
Except where noted, bibliographical information courtesy the University of Toronto.[2]
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Michael Boughn home page, UToronto.ca, Web, Nov. 13, 2011.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Selected Poetry of Michael Boughn (1946-), Representative Poetry Online, University of Toronto, UToronto.ca, Web, Nov. 13, 2011.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 >Michael Boughton, University of Toronto. Web, Jan. 27, 2013.
- ↑ The H.D. Book, University of California Press, University of California. Web, Jan. 27, 2013.
External links
- Poems
- Audio / video
- About
- Michael Boughn Official website.
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