Eldon Grier (13 April 1917 – 28 July 2001) was a Canadian poet and artist. Grier is best known for his poems regarding travel and art. Grier's early poems were influenced by Louis Dudek[2] and Ralph Gustafson.[2] His later works have been compared to those of Al Purdy.[2] Grier has written many poems to painters and sculptors. His poems focus heavily on visual imagery and colours. In 1997 Grier was made a life member of the League of Canadian Poets.[3]
Grier was born in London, England and raised in Montreal, Canada.[4] He died at the age of 84 in Vancouver, British Columbia.[4] His father was Charles Brockwill Grier and his mother was Kathleen Phyllis Black Grier.[4] His father was captain in the Canadian army.[4] Following his service in the army Charles became a stockbroker and proceeded to send his son to private school. Grier married his first wife [Elizabeth Temple Jamieson) in 1944 and his daughter (Sharon) was born in 1948.[4] Elizabeth and Charles were divorced in 1952 and Grier married his second wife Sylvia Tait in 1954.[2] They had two children together, a daughter named Alexa and a son named Brock.[4] Grier was diagnosed with tuberculosis[5] in his mid-thirties and underwent treatment for two years before he recovered.
Grier started his career as an artist. At age seventeen Grier failed to find financial stability through art. In 1945 he travelled to Mexico to study fresco painting from Alfredo Zalce.[3] He was apprenticed to Diego Rivera as a plasterer. He later became a professor at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts under Arthur Lismer.[6]
Eldon Grier travelled Europe from 1955 to 1965.[3] Grier spent his winters in Mexico.[3] He began writing poetry in Spain in 1955. Grier decided to become a poet because he felt that meaning was expressed more effectively though words. He was a modernist.[6] His poems manipulate lines shifts, rhyme and contain complicated stanzaic shapes.[3]
Worksedit
Grier's best known works are: A morning from scraps (1955),[4]The year of the sun:poems (1956),[4]The ring of ice (1957),[4]Mazanillo & other poems (1958),[4]A friction of lights (1963),[4]Pictures on the skin (1967),[4]The women of Quebec (1969),[4]Selected poems:1955-1970 (1971),[4] and The assassination of colour (1978).[4]
Referencesedit
^ ab"Grier". The Vancouver Sun. Aug 4, 2001. p. 100. Retrieved December 6, 2018 – via newspapers.com.
^ abcdFraser Sutherland, "Collected and Selected: Five Gems", The Globe and Main, August 4, 2001
^ abcdeRosemary Sullivan, "The Oxford Companion to Canadian Literature", Oxford University Press, 2005
^ abcdefghijklmnoVictoria Price, "Eldon Grier Guide to Literary Masters and their works", Great Neck Publishing, 2007
^R W Stedingh. (2003)." Aesthetic Distances" Canadian Literature,(176), 144-145,205. Retrieved November 4, 2010, from CBCA Complete
^ abDouglas Fetherling, "Obituary: Eldon Grier Shunned Bombast of his Peers", The Vancouver Sun, August 4, 2001 pg. E17
eldon, grier, april, 1917, july, 2001, canadian, poet, artist, grier, best, known, poems, regarding, travel, grier, early, poems, were, influenced, louis, dudek, ralph, gustafson, later, works, have, been, compared, those, purdy, grier, written, many, poems, p. Eldon Grier 13 April 1917 28 July 2001 was a Canadian poet and artist Grier is best known for his poems regarding travel and art Grier s early poems were influenced by Louis Dudek 2 and Ralph Gustafson 2 His later works have been compared to those of Al Purdy 2 Grier has written many poems to painters and sculptors His poems focus heavily on visual imagery and colours In 1997 Grier was made a life member of the League of Canadian Poets 3 Eldon GrierBorn 1917 04 13 April 13 1917London EnglandDiedJuly 28 2001 2001 07 28 aged 84 1 Vancouver British Columbia CanadaOccupationPoet ArtistNationalityCanadianLiterary movementModernistNotable workAn EcstasySpouseSylvia 1 ChildrenSharon Alexa Brock Contents 1 Biography 2 Works 3 References 4 External linksBiography editGrier was born in London England and raised in Montreal Canada 4 He died at the age of 84 in Vancouver British Columbia 4 His father was Charles Brockwill Grier and his mother was Kathleen Phyllis Black Grier 4 His father was captain in the Canadian army 4 Following his service in the army Charles became a stockbroker and proceeded to send his son to private school Grier married his first wife Elizabeth Temple Jamieson in 1944 and his daughter Sharon was born in 1948 4 Elizabeth and Charles were divorced in 1952 and Grier married his second wife Sylvia Tait in 1954 2 They had two children together a daughter named Alexa and a son named Brock 4 Grier was diagnosed with tuberculosis 5 in his mid thirties and underwent treatment for two years before he recovered Grier started his career as an artist At age seventeen Grier failed to find financial stability through art In 1945 he travelled to Mexico to study fresco painting from Alfredo Zalce 3 He was apprenticed to Diego Rivera as a plasterer He later became a professor at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts under Arthur Lismer 6 Eldon Grier travelled Europe from 1955 to 1965 3 Grier spent his winters in Mexico 3 He began writing poetry in Spain in 1955 Grier decided to become a poet because he felt that meaning was expressed more effectively though words He was a modernist 6 His poems manipulate lines shifts rhyme and contain complicated stanzaic shapes 3 Works editGrier s best known works are A morning from scraps 1955 4 The year of the sun poems 1956 4 The ring of ice 1957 4 Mazanillo amp other poems 1958 4 A friction of lights 1963 4 Pictures on the skin 1967 4 The women of Quebec 1969 4 Selected poems 1955 1970 1971 4 and The assassination of colour 1978 4 References edit a b Grier The Vancouver Sun Aug 4 2001 p 100 Retrieved December 6 2018 via newspapers com nbsp a b c d Fraser Sutherland Collected and Selected Five Gems The Globe and Main August 4 2001 a b c d e Rosemary Sullivan The Oxford Companion to Canadian Literature Oxford University Press 2005 a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o Victoria Price Eldon Grier Guide to Literary Masters and their works Great Neck Publishing 2007 R W Stedingh 2003 Aesthetic Distances Canadian Literature 176 144 145 205 Retrieved November 4 2010 from CBCA Complete a b Douglas Fetherling Obituary Eldon Grier Shunned Bombast of his Peers The Vancouver Sun August 4 2001 pg E17External links editArchives of Eldon Grier Eldon Grier fonds LMS 0247 are held at Library and Archives Canada Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Eldon Grier amp oldid 1056059242, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
