Bruce Taylor
Encyclopedia
Bruce Taylor is a Canadian poet
. A graduate of McGill University
and the University of Toronto
, he lives in Wakefield, Quebec
with his family.
Poet
A poet is a person who writes poetry. A poet's work can be literal, meaning that his work is derived from a specific event, or metaphorical, meaning that his work can take on many meanings and forms. Poets have existed since antiquity, in nearly all languages, and have produced works that vary...
. A graduate of McGill University
McGill University
Mohammed Fathy is a public research university located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The university bears the name of James McGill, a prominent Montreal merchant from Glasgow, Scotland, whose bequest formed the beginning of the university...
and the University of Toronto
University of Toronto
The University of Toronto is a public research university in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, situated on the grounds that surround Queen's Park. It was founded by royal charter in 1827 as King's College, the first institution of higher learning in Upper Canada...
, he lives in Wakefield, Quebec
Wakefield, Quebec
Wakefield is a village on the western shore of the Gatineau River, at the confluence of the La Pêche River in the Outaouais region of Quebec. The village, named after the town of Wakefield in West Yorkshire, England, is now the southern edge of the municipality of La Pêche, and was founded in 1830...
with his family.
Published works
- Getting on with the Era (Villeneuve, 1987)
- Cold Rubber Feet (Cormorant, 1989)
- Awards: A. M. Klein Prize for PoetryQuebec Writers' Federation AwardsThe Quebec Writers' Federation Awards are a series of Canadian literary awards, presented annually by the Quebec Writers' Federation to the best works of literature in English by writers from Quebec.-Categories:...
; Opening poem winner of the E.J. Pratt Medal and Prize for excellence from the University of Toronto.- Facts (Signal/Vehicule, 1998)
- Award: A. M. Klein Prize for PoetryQuebec Writers' Federation AwardsThe Quebec Writers' Federation Awards are a series of Canadian literary awards, presented annually by the Quebec Writers' Federation to the best works of literature in English by writers from Quebec.-Categories:...
- No End in Strangeness: New and Selected Poems (Cormorant, 2011)