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[[File:ArchibaldLampman23.jpg|thumb|right|[[Archibald Lampman]], 1881]]
[[File:ArchibaldLampman23.jpg|thumb|right|[[Archibald Lampman]], 1881]]
The '''Archibald Lampman Award''' is an annual [[Canada|Canadian]] [[literary award]], created by [[Blaine Marchand]], and presented by the literary magazine ''[[Arc (magazine)|Arc]]'', for the year's best work of [[poetry]] by a writer living in the [[National Capital Region (Canada)|National Capital Region]].
The '''Archibald Lampman Award''' is an annual [[Canada|Canadian]] [[literary award]], created by [[Blaine Marchand]], and presented by the literary magazine ''[[Arc Poetry Magazine|Arc]]'', for the year's best work of [[poetry]] by a writer living in the [[National Capital Region (Canada)|National Capital Region]].

The award is presented alongside the [[Ottawa Book Awards]] for fiction and non-fiction literature.<ref name=2023winners>[https://quillandquire.com/omni/tim-cook-and-jean-van-loon-among-winners-of-2023-ottawa-book-awards/ "Tim Cook and Jean Van Loon among winners of 2023 Ottawa Book Awards"]. ''[[Quill & Quire]]'', October 13, 2023.</ref>


== History ==
== History ==


The award is named in honour of Canadian poet [[Archibald Lampman]] (1861&ndash;1899) Archibald Lampman was Canada’s finest 19th century poet. Born in 1861, he graduated from Trinity College (Toronto) in 1882, then moved to Ottawa where he worked for the Post Office until his death in 1899. He is known for his ability to immerse metaphysics in the details of nature, which he observed while hiking round what was then the wilderness capital of a new country. His books include Among the Millet (1888), Lyrics of Earth (1895) and the posthumous Alcyone (1900).
The award is named in honour of Canadian poet [[Archibald Lampman]] (1861–1899). Born in 1861, he graduated from Trinity College (Toronto) in 1882, then moved to Ottawa where he worked for the Post Office until his death in 1899. He is known for his ability to immerse metaphysics in the details of nature, which he observed while hiking round what was then the wilderness capital of a new country. His books include Among the Millet (1888), Lyrics of Earth (1895) and the posthumous Alcyone (1900).


[[File:DuncanCampbellScott23.jpg|thumb|left|[[Duncan Campbell Scott]], 1933]]
[[File:DuncanCampbellScott23.jpg|thumb|left|[[Duncan Campbell Scott]], 1933]]
In 2007, the Archibald Lampman Award for Poetry merged with the Duncan Campbell Scott Foundation, creating the $1500 annual Lampman-Scott Award in honour of two great Confederation Poets. <ref>http://www.arcpoetry.ca/logentries/contestsarchibaldlampmanaward/</ref> This partnership came to an end in 2010, and competition returned to its former identity as the Archibald Lampman Award for Poetry.
In 2007, the Archibald Lampman Award for Poetry merged with the Duncan Campbell Scott Foundation, creating the $1500 annual Lampman–Scott Award in honour of two great Confederation Poets.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.arcpoetry.ca/logentries/contestsarchibaldlampmanaward/ |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2009-09-05 |url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100111043702/http://www.arcpoetry.ca/logentries/contestsarchibaldlampmanaward/ |archivedate=2010-01-11 }}</ref> This partnership came to an end in 2010, and competition returned to its former identity as the Archibald Lampman Award for Poetry.


The inclusion of Scott's name in the award has been controversial because of Scott's actions as a Canadian government official supervising Indian affairs for many years. As head of Canada's Indian Affairs agency, Scott promoted the national government's residential school system as a way to assimilate aboriginal children into Canadian society, separating them from their parents and native culture.<ref name=cbcpdp>News article, no byline, [http://www.cbc.ca/mobile/text/story_news-arts.html?/ept/html/story/2008/10/21/ot-scott-081021.html "Poet donates prize as reminder of award namesake's legacy"], "Last Updated: Tuesday, October 21, 2008, 10:44 AM ET", CBC News (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation), retrieved August 8, 2009</ref>
The inclusion of Scott's name in the award has been controversial because of Scott's actions as a Canadian government official supervising Indian affairs for many years. As head of Canada's Indian Affairs agency, Scott promoted the national government's residential school system as a way to assimilate aboriginal children into Canadian society, separating them from their parents and native culture.<ref name=cbcpdp>News article, no byline, [https://www.cbc.ca/mobile/text/story_news-arts.html?/ept/html/story/2008/10/21/ot-scott-081021.html "Poet donates prize as reminder of award namesake's legacy"], "Last Updated: Tuesday, October 21, 2008, 10:44 AM ET", CBC News (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation), retrieved August 8, 2009</ref>


The 2003 and 2008 winner of the award, [[Shane Rhodes]], in 2008 turned over half of the $1,500 prize money to the Wabano Centre for Aboriginal Health, a [[First Nations]] health centre, according to a 2008 report by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. "Taking that money wouldn't have been right, with what I'm writing about," Rhodes said. The poet was researching First Nations history and found Scott's name repeatedly referenced. The CBC reported that Rhodes felt "Scott's legacy as a civil servant overshadows his work as a pioneer of Canadian poetry."<ref name=cbcpdp/>
The 2003 and 2008 winner of the award, [[Shane Rhodes]], in 2008 turned over half of the $1,500 prize money to the Wabano Centre for Aboriginal Health, a [[First Nations in Canada|First Nations]] health centre, according to a 2008 report by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. "Taking that money wouldn't have been right, with what I'm writing about," Rhodes said. The poet was researching First Nations history and found Scott's name repeatedly referenced. The CBC reported that Rhodes felt "Scott's legacy as a civil servant overshadows his work as a pioneer of Canadian poetry."<ref name=cbcpdp/>
In response, Anita Lahey, then editor of ''Arc Poetry Magazine'', said she thought Scott's actions as head of Indian Affairs were important to remember, but did not eclipse his role in the history of Canadian literature. "I think it matters that we're aware of it and that we think about and talk about these things," she said. "I don't think controversial or questionable activities in the life of any artist or writer is something that should necessarily discount the literary legacy that they leave behind."<ref name=cbcpdp/>
In response, Anita Lahey, then editor of ''Arc Poetry Magazine'', said she thought Scott's actions as head of Indian Affairs were important to remember, but did not eclipse his role in the history of Canadian literature. "I think it matters that we're aware of it and that we think about and talk about these things," she said. "I don't think controversial or questionable activities in the life of any artist or writer is something that should necessarily discount the literary legacy that they leave behind."<ref name=cbcpdp/>


==Winners==
==Winners==
* [[1986 in poetry|1986]] – [[Colin Morton]], ''This Won't Last Forever''
===Archibald Lampman Award===
* [[1986 in poetry|1986]] - [[Colin Morton]], ''This Won't Last Forever''
* [[1987 in poetry|1987]] – [[Christopher Levenson]], ''Arriving at Night''
* [[1987 in poetry|1987]] - [[Christopher Levenson]], ''Arriving at Night''
* [[1988 in poetry|1988]] – [[John Barton (poet)|John Barton]], ''West of Darkness''
* [[1988 in poetry|1988]] - [[John Barton (poet)|John Barton]], ''West of Darkness''
* [[1989 in poetry|1989]] – [[Patrick White (poet)|Patrick White]], ''Habitable Planets''
* [[1989 in poetry|1989]] - [[Patrick White (poet)|Patrick White]], ''Habitable Planets''
* [[1990 in poetry|1990]] – [[Gary Geddes]], ''No Easy Exit''
* [[1990 in poetry|1990]] - [[Gary Geddes]], ''No Easy Exit''
* [[1991 in poetry|1991]] – [[George Elliott Clarke]], ''[[Whylah Falls]]''
* [[1991 in poetry|1991]] - [[George Elliott Clarke]], ''[[Whylah Falls]]''
* [[1992 in poetry|1992]] – [[Blaine Marchand]], ''A Garden Enclosed''
* [[1992 in poetry|1992]] - [[Blaine Marchand]], ''A Garden Enclosed''
* [[1993 in poetry|1993]] – [[Marianne Bluger]], ''Summer Grass''
* [[1993 in poetry|1993]] - [[Marianne Bluger]], ''Summer Grass''
* [[1994 in poetry|1994]] – [[John Newlove (poet)|John Newlove]], ''Apology for Absence: Selected Poems 1962–1992''
* [[1994 in poetry|1994]] - [[John Newlove]], ''Apology for Absence: Selected Poems 1962-1992''
* [[1995 in poetry|1995]] – [[John Barton (poet)|John Barton]], ''Designs from the Interior''
* [[1995 in poetry|1995]] - [[John Barton (poet)|John Barton]], ''Designs from the Interior''
* [[1996 in poetry|1996]] – [[Gary Geddes]], ''The Perfect Cold Warrior''
* [[1996 in poetry|1996]] - [[Gary Geddes]], ''The Perfect Cold Warrior''
* [[1997 in poetry|1997]] – [[Diana Brebner]], ''Flora & Fauna''
* [[1997 in poetry|1997]] - [[Diana Brebner]], ''Flora & Fauna''
* [[1998 in poetry|1998]] – [[Sandra Nicholls]], ''Woman of Sticks, Woman of Stones''
* [[1998 in poetry|1998]] - [[Sandra Nicholls]], ''Woman of Sticks, Woman of Stones''
* [[1999 in poetry|1999]] – [[John Barton (poet)|John Barton]], ''Sweet Ellipsis''
* [[1999 in poetry|1999]] - [[John Barton (poet)|John Barton]], ''Sweet Ellipsis''
* [[2000 in poetry|2000]] – [[Stephanie Bolster]], ''Two Bowls of Milk''
* [[2000 in poetry|2000]] - [[Stephanie Bolster]], ''Two Bowls of Milk''
* [[2001 in poetry|2001]] – [[Colin Morton]], ''Coastlines of the Archipelago''
* [[2001 in poetry|2001]] - [[Colin Morton]], ''Coastlines of the Archipelago''
* [[2002 in poetry|2002]] – [[Armand Garnet Ruffo]], ''At Geronimo's Grave''
* [[2002 in poetry|2002]] - [[Armand Garnet Ruffo]], ''At Geronimo's Grave''
* [[2003 in poetry|2003]] – [[Shane Rhodes]], ''Holding Pattern''
* [[2003 in poetry|2003]] - [[Shane Rhodes]], ''Holding Pattern''
* [[2004 in poetry|2004]] – [[David O'Meara]], ''The Vicinity''
* [[2004 in poetry|2004]] - [[David O'Meara]], ''The Vicinity''
* [[2005 in poetry|2005]] – [[Stephen Brockwell]], ''Fruitfly Geographic''
* [[2005 in poetry|2005]] - [[Stephen Brockwell]], ''Fruitfly Geographic''
* [[2006 in poetry|2006]] – [[Laura Farina]], ''This Woman Alphabetical''
* [[2006 in poetry|2006]] - [[Laura Farina]], ''This Woman Alphabetical''
* [[2007 in poetry|2007]] – [[Monty Reid]], ''Disappointment Island''
* [[2007 in poetry|2007]] - [[Monty Reid]], ''Disappointment Island''
* [[2008 in poetry|2008]] – [[Shane Rhodes]], ''The Bindery''
* [[2008 in poetry|2008]] - [[Shane Rhodes]], ''The Bindery''
* [[2009 in poetry|2009]] – [[David O'Meara]], ''Noble Gas, Penny Black''
* [[2009 in poetry|2009]] - [[David O'Meara]], ''Noble Gas, Penny Black''
* [[2010 in poetry|2010]] – [[Craig Poile]], ''True Concessions''
* [[2010 in poetry|2010]] - [[Craig Poile]], ''True Concessions''
* [[2011 in poetry|2011]] – [[Paul Tyler (writer)|Paul Tyler]], ''A Short History of Forgetting''
* [[2012 in poetry|2012]] – [[Michael Blouin (writer)|Michael Blouin]], ''Wore Down Trust''

* [[2013 in poetry|2013]] – [[Nina Berkhout]], ''Elseworlds''
===Archibald Lampman Award===
* [[2014 in poetry|2014]] – [[David O'Meara]], ''A Pretty Sight''
* [[2007 in poetry|2007]] - [[Monty Reid]], ''Disappointment Island'', published by Chaudiere Books; Honourable Mention: [[Sylvia Adams]], ''Sleeping on the Moon'', published by Hagios Press; jurors: Sue Sinclair, Steve Guppy and Tonja Gunvaldsen Klaassen<ref name=lsaowp>Web page titled [http://www.arcpoetry.ca/mag/contests/lampmanscott_award.php "Lampman-Scott Award"] at the Arc Poetry Magazine website, retrieved August 8, 2009</ref>
* [[2015 in poetry|2015]] – [[Shane Book]], ''Congotronic''
* [[2008 in poetry|2008]] - [[Shane Rhodes]], ''The Bindery'', published by NeWest, 2007; jurors: Michael de Beyer of Fredericton, Alison Pick of Toronto, and Harold Rhenisch of Campbell River, BC<ref name=lsaowp/>
* [[2016 in poetry|2016]] – [[Pearl Pirie]], ''the pet radish, shrunken''
* [[2017 in poetry|2017]] – [[Stephen Brockwell]], ''All of Us Reticent, Here, Together''
* [[2018 in poetry|2018]] – [[Christine McNair]], ''Charm''
* 2019 – [[Jenny Haysom]], ''Dividing the Wayside''
* 2020 – [[Ben Ladouceur]], ''Mad Long Emotion''
* 2021 – [[Deborah-Anne Tunney]], ''A Different Wolf''
* 2022 – [[David O'Meara]], ''Masses on Radar''
* 2023 – [[Conyer Clayton]], ''But the sun, and the ships, and the fish, and the waves''<ref name=2023winners/>


==See also==
==See also==
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==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.arcpoetry.ca/2010/08/16/archibald-lampman-award/ Lampman-Scott Award]
*[https://arcpoetry.ca/contest/archibald-lampman-award/ Archibald Lampman Award]


[[Category:Canadian poetry awards]]
[[Category:Canadian poetry awards]]
[[Category:1986 establishments in Canada]]
[[Category:1986 establishments in Ontario]]
[[Category:Awards established in 1986]]
[[Category:Awards established in 1986]]
[[Category:Culture of Ottawa]]
[[Category:Culture of Ottawa]]

Latest revision as of 02:50, 3 September 2024

Archibald Lampman, 1881

The Archibald Lampman Award is an annual Canadian literary award, created by Blaine Marchand, and presented by the literary magazine Arc, for the year's best work of poetry by a writer living in the National Capital Region.

The award is presented alongside the Ottawa Book Awards for fiction and non-fiction literature.[1]

History

[edit]

The award is named in honour of Canadian poet Archibald Lampman (1861–1899). Born in 1861, he graduated from Trinity College (Toronto) in 1882, then moved to Ottawa where he worked for the Post Office until his death in 1899. He is known for his ability to immerse metaphysics in the details of nature, which he observed while hiking round what was then the wilderness capital of a new country. His books include Among the Millet (1888), Lyrics of Earth (1895) and the posthumous Alcyone (1900).

Duncan Campbell Scott, 1933

In 2007, the Archibald Lampman Award for Poetry merged with the Duncan Campbell Scott Foundation, creating the $1500 annual Lampman–Scott Award in honour of two great Confederation Poets.[2] This partnership came to an end in 2010, and competition returned to its former identity as the Archibald Lampman Award for Poetry.

The inclusion of Scott's name in the award has been controversial because of Scott's actions as a Canadian government official supervising Indian affairs for many years. As head of Canada's Indian Affairs agency, Scott promoted the national government's residential school system as a way to assimilate aboriginal children into Canadian society, separating them from their parents and native culture.[3]

The 2003 and 2008 winner of the award, Shane Rhodes, in 2008 turned over half of the $1,500 prize money to the Wabano Centre for Aboriginal Health, a First Nations health centre, according to a 2008 report by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. "Taking that money wouldn't have been right, with what I'm writing about," Rhodes said. The poet was researching First Nations history and found Scott's name repeatedly referenced. The CBC reported that Rhodes felt "Scott's legacy as a civil servant overshadows his work as a pioneer of Canadian poetry."[3]

In response, Anita Lahey, then editor of Arc Poetry Magazine, said she thought Scott's actions as head of Indian Affairs were important to remember, but did not eclipse his role in the history of Canadian literature. "I think it matters that we're aware of it and that we think about and talk about these things," she said. "I don't think controversial or questionable activities in the life of any artist or writer is something that should necessarily discount the literary legacy that they leave behind."[3]

Winners

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See also

[edit]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Tim Cook and Jean Van Loon among winners of 2023 Ottawa Book Awards". Quill & Quire, October 13, 2023.
  2. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-01-11. Retrieved 2009-09-05.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ^ a b c News article, no byline, "Poet donates prize as reminder of award namesake's legacy", "Last Updated: Tuesday, October 21, 2008, 10:44 AM ET", CBC News (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation), retrieved August 8, 2009
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