Published on the one hundredth anniversary of the sinking of the titanic which occurred on the night of april 15, 1912, impact is an intimate and evocative poetry collection that depicts the tragedy in a series of poetic snapshots. Hustling verse and resisting canada in quill and quire. Born in halifax and raised in langley, bc, billeh nickerson is the author of the poetry collections the asthmatic glassblower, mcpoems, impact. Billeh nickerson forms his exacting observations into poems that are fragile receptacles of wordplay. Billeh nickerson is the author of five books including the 2014 city of vancouver book award nominated artificial cherry.
Best book season continues with quill and quires nominations for best canadian fiction and nonfiction of 2012. William nickerson has books on goodreads with 1090 ratings. Film adaptations of childrens books are a golden goose for publishers, but success is difficult to grasp and slow in coming hodge. Based on historical research the author conducted in belfast where the ship was constructed and his birthplace of halifax near where it. Billeh nickerson born february 14, 1972 is a canadian writer, editor, performer, producer and arts advocate. It begs the question, is margaret christakos the love child of david cronenberg and the queen of the confessional poets, sharon olds. The books and the bounty will not just put books in customers hands, but food on their tables. A practicing cardiologist who specializes in cardiac electrophysiology.
This book is full of simple grace, and honours those affected by the wreck of the great ship. Or, the publisher claims on the internet are so confusing. Billeh nickerson is an author, editor, and educator whose collection, artificial cherry, was nominated for the 2014 city of vancouver book award. The territory was the subject of the dish with one spoon wampum belt covenant, an agreement between the iroquois confederacy and the ojibwe and allied nations to peaceably. It is the only prize of its kind in canada serving the lgbtq community. The abnormal movements include tongue thrusting, repetitive chewing, jaw swinging, or facial grimacing. Quill house first time authors to writing professionals. A small but vocal segment of the fan base is the book world, with which younger has steadily become a. He is also the author of the humorous essay collection let me kiss it better. Feb 12, 2015 in late 1999early 2000, tdr interviewed the brilliant canadian short story writer mark anthony jarman. In this role he is also a clinician educator and assistant professor of medicine at the university of north carolina at chapel hill. Quill and quires books of the year for 2012 haligonia. Ben ladouceur, trish salah, and joshua whitehead named dayne ogilvie prize finalists.
In impact, his third poetry collection from arsenal, billeh turns his attention to a more serious subject that has fascinated him ever since he was a child. Bio richard teleky is a critically acclaimed fiction writer, critic and poet, and also a professor in the humanities department of york university, in toronto, ontario. Theres no shortage of literary talent in quebec, and im talking not only about writers working in french. Mcpoems and the asthmatic glassblower, nominated for the publishing triangle poetry prize. Quill and quire quill and quire about the author born in halifax and raised in langley, bc, billeh nickerson is the author of the poetry collections the asthmatic glassblower, mcpoems, impact. Nickerson is the author of five books including the 2014 city of vancouver book award nominated artificial cherry. Mouthquake is a moving, poetic ride that defies expectation but keeps the reader grounded for its duration. Now he has a new short story collection, knife fight at hotel europa goose lane, 2015.
Id picked up the book before i went to bed, and certainly hadnt planned on what happened next. Ala over the rainbow book list book awards librarything. Billeh nickerson, vancouver, bc alix olson, new york, ny chris owen, fredericton, nb. I started reading billeh nickersons latest book impact. Apr 01, 2012 billeh nickerson is a vancouverbased poet wellknown across canada for his playful, witty observations on sex and culture. Founded by the seccombe family in 1935, it was a monthly magazine serving stationers and booksellers. Billeh nickerson is the author of two poetry collections, both published by arsenal. Common knowledge book awards ala over the rainbow book list. Catching up with the anonymous realworld publishing. Once upon an elephant arsenal pulp press, 1998, isbn 9781551520582 recounts the story of the birth of.
Season four, the most recent, was the highest rated and most watched in youngers history. Elixirs for the not so straight and narrow, and coeditor of seminal. Tdr acknowledges that the danforth is on land that is the traditional territory of the haudenosaunee, and most recently, the territory of the mississaugas of the new credit first nation. Nickerson looks up at his community from the gutter, not down from the condo loftand therefore, as wilde taught us, he can also see the stars. That year he moved to canada, with a woodrow wilson fellowship, to study at the university. This page works best on the javascript enabled versions of the browsers listed below. Dec 09, 2012 best book season continues with quill and quire s nominations for best canadian fiction and nonfiction of 2012. Amber dawn is a writer from vancouver and the author of the memoir how poetry saved my life and the lambda awardwinning novel sub rosa, and editor of the anthologies fist of the spider women. Quill and quire also reports it was the most popular title in the toronto public library in 2011. Remarking on a 2016 lucky piece about the best books in english by quebec writers, montreal gazette columnist ian mcgillis noted there was a time, not so long ago, when it would have been hard to come up with titles.
Consumer initiative fund tardive dyskinesia is a disorder that causes involuntary movements especially of the lower face. Billeh nickerson is an author, editor, and educator whose collection, artificial cherry, was nominated for the. Leah horlick wins 2016 writers trust dayne ogilvie prize for lgbt emerging writers. Billeh nickerson is a vancouverbased poet wellknown across canada for his playful, witty observations on sex and culture. Word vancouver celebrates 20 years quill and quire. Diamond grill ebook by fred wah 9781897126509 rakuten kobo. Sep 07, 2017 theres no shortage of literary talent in quebec, and im talking not only about writers working in french. Mar 27, 2012 nickerson proves skilled at evoking powerful images of the mythic vessel, taking the reader on a journey from the ships construction right through the death of the last survivor. Nickerson looks up at his community from the gutter, not down from the condo loft and therefore, as wilde taught us, he can also see the stars. Nickerson proves skilled at evoking powerful images of the mythic vessel, taking the reader on a journey from the ships construction right through the death of the last survivor. It is read chiefly by publishers, booksellers, librarians, writers and educators. Arsenal pulp press canadian fall 2009 by arsenal pulp. Top 10 queer and feminist books of 20 posted by carolyn on december 31, 20 at 9.
It is one of two literary awards in canada serving the lgbtq community, alongside the blue metropolis violet prize for established writers. He is also a billeh nickerson returns to fraser valley roots as writerinresidence. He is also a former editor of prism international and eventtwo of canadas most respected literary journalsand a previous writerinresidence at both queens university and at the berton house in dawson city, yukon. Billeh nickerson will take on the residency, which is funded by the kuldip gill writing fellowship, for the winter semester. The titanic poems, and his most recent, artificial cherry, as well as the humour collection let me kiss it better. Quill and quire also reports it was the most popular title in the toronto. Amber dawns newest book sodom road exit has been described as part broken. Hes interim chair of creative writing at kwantlen polytechnic university. Nickerson was born in halifax, nova scotia, grew up in langley, british columbia.
We often hear new authors say, i am a novice at this. The descendants of william nickerson, 16041689, nickerson family association author. Torontos kai cheng thom wins ogilvie prize for lgbtq emerging writers. Richard teleky is a critically acclaimed fiction writer, critic and poet, and also a professor in the humanities department of york university, in toronto, ontario. The city of vancouver book award recognizes authors who contribute to the appreciation of vancouvers history, unique character, or residents. Read a good book underlinenote your thoughts in the book send it to the next person on the list. He regularly offers his medical expertise to wncn cbs north carolina in raleigh, fox. Billeh nickerson is the author of five books including the 2014 city of.