by George J. Dance
Miriam Mandel (June 24, 1930 - February 13, 1982) was a Canadian poet who won Canada's Governor General's Award.
| Miriam Mandel | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Miriam Minovich June 24, 1930 Rockglen, Saskatchewan |
| Died |
February 13, 1982 (aged 51) Edmonton, Alberta |
| Nationality |
 Canadian |
| Education | B.A. |
| Alma mater | University of Saskatchewan |
| Notable work(s) | Lions at Her Face (1973) |
| Notable award(s) | Governor General's Award |
| Spouse(s) | Eli Mandel |
| Children | daughter (Evie), son (Charles) |
Life[]
Youth and education[]
Mandel was born Miriam Minovich in Rockglen, Saskatchewan.[1]
She earned a B.A. from the University of Saskatchewan in 1950.[1]
In 1949 she married Eli Mandel; after her graduation the couple moved to Toronto where he worked on a Ph.D. at the University of Toronto.[2]
Career[]
After Eli Mandel received his doctorate in 1957, the couple moved to Edmonton, Alberta, where he taught at the University of Alberta until 1967.[2]
Miriam and Eli Mandel had 2 children, Evie and Charles.[3] In 1967 the couple divorced and Eli Mandel remarried.[2]
Shortly after their marriage broke up, Miriam Mandel began writing poetry.[4] She won the Governor General's Award in 1973 for her 1st collection, Lions At Her Face.[1]
She was a long-time sufferer from depression.[4] Patrick Lane, who was inspired by her to write his 1983 poem "And of the Measure of Winter We Are Sure", later said: "I remembered her from a few years before, a dark, winter night, three in the morning, the two of us out night-walking, separate in our fidelities, through the snow in Edmonton, thirty below, a wind, no one else outside, and passing her, our eyes meeting briefly, a nod, and then passing on, the look on her face not one of despair, but of such a loneliness ... that's why I wrote the poem, remembering Miriam, remembering the hell of an Edmonton winter."[5]
Miriam Mandel died in Edmonton by suicide.[4]
Recognition[]
Mandel's 1st book of poetry, Lions at Her Face, won the 1973 Governor General's Award for English language poetry or drama.
Novelist Sheila Watson edited Miriam Mandel's Collected Poems posthumously in 1984.[4] The Miriam Mandel fonds is at the University of Calgary.[1]
Publications[]
Poetry[]
- Lions at Her Face. Edmonton: White Pelican Publications, 1973.
- Station 14. Edmonton: NeWest Press, 1977. ISBN 0920316085 ISBN 978-0920316085
- Where Have You Been?. Edmonton: Longspoon Press, 1980. ISBN 0919285007 ISBN 9780919285002
- The Collected Poems of Miriam Mandel. Sheila Watson, ed. Edmonton: Longspoon Press, 1984.[6] ISBN 0920316506 ISBN 978-0920316504
Non-fiction[]
- Miriam Mandel et al. Herpes Handbook: A Guide For the Diagnosis and Management of Herpes Genitals. Toronto: R.E.A.C.H., 1981.
- The Miriam Mandel Papers. Sandra Mortensen, compiler; Apollonia Steele and Jean F. Tener, ed. Calgary: University of Calgary Press , 1990.[7] ISBN 0919813615
Except where noted, bibliographical information courtesy the University of Saskatchewan.[8]
See also[]
References[]
Fonds[]
Notes[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Mandel, Miriam, 1930-1982," Special Collections, University of Calgary Library, UCalgary.ca, Web, Apr, 24, 2011.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Mandel, Eli," Encyclopedia of Saskatchewan, URegina.ca, Web, Apr. 25, 2011.
- ↑ "Elias (Eli) Wolf Mandel Biography," Estevan, Saskatechewan, Gent-Family.com, Web, Apr. 25, 2011.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 Marlene Alt, "Mandel, Miriam," Canadian Encyclopedia (Edmonton: Hurtig, 1988), 1290.
- ↑ Questions and Answers, "And of the Measure of Winter We Are Sure," CanLit Poets, Canadian Literature,
- ↑ "Bibliography of Works by Sheila Watson," English-Canadian Writers, AthabascaU.ca, Web, Apr. 22, 2011.
- ↑ "The Miriam Mandel Papers," University of Calgary Press," Web, Apr. 25, 2011.
- ↑ "Books by former English Department Students," USask.ca, Web, Apr. 25, 2011.
External links[]
- Books
- Miriam Mandel at Amazon.com
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