Angela Bowering

George Bowering was born in Penticton, BC, in 1935 and served as a photographer in the RCAF. He has won the Governor General’s Award for poetry (The Gangs of Kosmos and Rocky Mountain Foot, 1969) and for fiction (Burning Water, 1980). Recent publications include His Life: A Poem, which was shortlisted for the 2000 Governor General’s Award, Bowering’s BC and A Magpie Life.