Bren Simmers is a Canadian poet and writer. She is the author of three collections of poetry, Night Gears (Wolsak and Wynn 2010),[1]Hastings-Sunrise (Nightwood Editions 2015),[2] and If, When (Gaspereau Press 2021).[3] She is also the author of Pivot Point (Gaspereau Press 2019),[4] a lyrical account of a nine-day wilderness canoe trip through the Bowron Lakes canoe circuit in British Columbia.
Born in Vancouver, she studied writing at the University of Victoria and has a Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing from the University of British Columbia. She is the winner of 2022 CBC Poetry Prize[5] for Spell World Backwards, a collection of poems inspired by how Alzheimer's affects language. Her book Hastings-Sunrise was a finalist for the 2015 City of Vancouver Book Award.[6] She is also the winner of an Arc Poetry Magazine Poem of the Year Award,[7] a finalist for The Malahat Review Long Poem Prize,[8] and was a finalist for the 2006 Bronwen Wallace Memorial Award. She lives on Prince Edward Island.
^2011 Long Poem Prize Winners, The Malahat Review.
January 01, 1970
bren, simmers, canadian, poet, writer, author, three, collections, poetry, night, gears, wolsak, wynn, 2010, hastings, sunrise, nightwood, editions, 2015, when, gaspereau, press, 2021, also, author, pivot, point, gaspereau, press, 2019, lyrical, account, nine,. Bren Simmers is a Canadian poet and writer She is the author of three collections of poetry Night Gears Wolsak and Wynn 2010 1 Hastings Sunrise Nightwood Editions 2015 2 and If When Gaspereau Press 2021 3 She is also the author of Pivot Point Gaspereau Press 2019 4 a lyrical account of a nine day wilderness canoe trip through the Bowron Lakes canoe circuit in British Columbia Bren SimmersBorn1976Vancouver British ColumbiaCitizenshipCanada Born in Vancouver she studied writing at the University of Victoria and has a Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing from the University of British Columbia She is the winner of 2022 CBC Poetry Prize 5 for Spell World Backwards a collection of poems inspired by how Alzheimer s affects language Her book Hastings Sunrise was a finalist for the 2015 City of Vancouver Book Award 6 She is also the winner of an Arc Poetry Magazine Poem of the Year Award 7 a finalist for The Malahat Review Long Poem Prize 8 and was a finalist for the 2006 Bronwen Wallace Memorial Award She lives on Prince Edward Island Bibliography editNight Gears Wolsak and Wynn October 2010 ISBN 978 1 894987 49 3 Hastings Sunrise Nightwood Editions March 2015 ISBN 978 0 88971 310 9 Pivot Point Gaspereau Press October 2019 ISBN 978 1 55447 200 0 If When Gaspereau Press 2021 ISBN 978 1 55447 227 7References edit Bren Simmers debut collection of poetry with Wolsak and Wynn Archived July 6 2011 at the Wayback Machine Hastings Sunrise named one of 15 poetry books to watch for in 2015 Annick MacAskill Reviews Bren Simmers Work of Labour and Inheritance Atlantic Books August 11 2021 Pivot Variations A Review by Lynn Davies of Bren Simmers Pivot Point The Fiddlehead October 8 2021 P E I writer Bren Simmers wins 2022 CBC Poetry Prize for work inspired by how Alzheimer s affects language CBC Books November 24 2022 2015 City of Vancouver Book Award Finalists Announced BC Alliance for Arts Culture October 13 2015 Poem of the Year Winners Announced Arc Poetry Magazine September 16 2006 2011 Long Poem Prize Winners The Malahat Review Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Bren Simmers amp oldid 1168502177, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
