Laurie Block
Encyclopedia
Laurie Block is a Canadian poet
and educator. Born in Winnipeg
, Manitoba
, he studied at the University of Winnipeg
and the University of Manitoba
.
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...
and educator. Born in Winnipeg
Winnipeg
Winnipeg is the capital and largest city of Manitoba, Canada, and is the primary municipality of the Winnipeg Capital Region, with more than half of Manitoba's population. It is located near the longitudinal centre of North America, at the confluence of the Red and Assiniboine Rivers .The name...
, Manitoba
Manitoba
Manitoba is a Canadian prairie province with an area of . The province has over 110,000 lakes and has a largely continental climate because of its flat topography. Agriculture, mostly concentrated in the fertile southern and western parts of the province, is vital to the province's economy; other...
, he studied at the University of Winnipeg
University of Winnipeg
The University of Winnipeg is a public university in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada that offers undergraduate faculties of art, business and economics, education, science and theology as well as graduate programs. The U of W's founding colleges were Manitoba College and Wesley College, which merged...
and the University of Manitoba
University of Manitoba
The University of Manitoba , in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, is the largest university in the province of Manitoba. It is Manitoba's most comprehensive and only research-intensive post-secondary educational institution. It was founded in 1877, making it Western Canada’s first university. It placed...
.
Awards
- Honourable Mention, League of Canadian PoetsLeague of Canadian PoetsThe League of Canadian Poets , a non-profit arts service organization, is the national association of professional publishing and spoken word poets in Canada...
Annual Contest, 1990 - First place in the Manitoba Writers' Guild Writing Contest, 1993
- Third place, dANDelion Poetry Contest, 1994
- First place in the Manitoba Writers' Guild Writing Contest, 1994
- Honourable Mention, League of Canadian Poets Annual Contest, 1997 and 1990.
- Honourable Mention, Arc Magazine poem of the year contest, 1998
- Second and third prize, Bliss Carman Poetry Award, 1999
- First prize, Prairie Fire Fiction Contest 2003
- Gold Medal Award for short fiction, National Magazine Awards, Canada, 2004
- Winner, Aqua Books Lansdowne Prize for PoetryAqua Books Lansdowne Prize for PoetryAqua Books Lansdowne Prize for Poetry/prix Lansdowne de poésie, established in 2007, is awarded annually to the best full length adult book of poetry in either French or English by a resident of Manitoba, Canada....
, 2007