About the Author
rob mclennan
Author
Born in Ottawa, Canada's glorious capital city, rob mclennan currently lives in Ottawa, where he is home full-time with the two wee girls he shares with Christine McNair. The author of more than thirty trade books of poetry, fiction and non-fiction, he won the John Newlove Poetry Award in 2010, the Council for the Arts in Ottawa Mid-Career Award in 2014, and was longlisted for the CBC Poetry Prize in 2012 and 2017. In March, 2016, he was inducted into the VERSe Ottawa Hall of Honour. His most recent poetry titles include A halt, which is empty (Mansfield Press, 2019), Life sentence, (Spuyten Duyvil, 2019) and the book of smaller (University of Calgary Press, 2022). In spring 2020, he won 'best pandemic beard' from Coach House Books via Twitter, of which he is extremely proud (and mentions constantly). He spent the 2007-8 academic year in Edmonton as writer-in-residence at the University of Alberta, and regularly posts reviews, essays, interviews and other notices at robmclennan.blogspot.com.
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In House: BuschekBooks
BuschekBooks is an Ottawa-based press that has a strong focus on poetry, though they have published fiction and non-fiction in the past. For Buschek, the whole point is sharing manuscripts of exceptional quality.
In House: Chaudiere Books
Chaudiere Books began as a series of conversations back in 2004 between writers rob mclennan and Jennifer Mulligan. With early assistance from Anita Dolman and Carmel Purkis, the press was officially launched in 2006 with the publication of a quartet of titles: The Desmond ... Read more
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This Week in Book Events: January 26-February 1
Live in our nation's capital? Book events are converging on Ottawa this week: poetry readings, open mics, and workshops galore. If you're not in the shadow of Parliament Hill, don't you frown: featured events are in Vancouver and Montreal, too. Let's get bookish.
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2015 New Year's Resolution: Read More Poetry!
This year, you may have resolved to eat healthier, quit smoking, or save money. But how about resolving to be open to new inspiration? Poetry offers an accessible read suitable for a quick browse, a languid savouring, or reading aloud.
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