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Levenson was educated at [[Harrow High School|Harrow County Grammar School for Boys]] and [[Downing College, Cambridge]], where he read English under [[F. R. Leavis]].<ref>"Cambridge University Tripos Results", ''The Times'', 21 June 1956, p. 4.</ref> He later received a further degree from the [[University of Iowa]].<ref>[https://www.sfu.ca/seniors/levenson.htm Levenson] {{Dead link|date=October 2024}}</ref> |
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Levenson lived in the Netherlands and Germany, before moving to [[Ottawa]] in 1968. He became a Canadian citizen in 1973. He was co-founder, and editor, of ''[[Arc Poetry Magazine]]'',<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.arcpoetry.ca/logentries/pressreleases/001037_arc_poetry_magazine_turns_30.php |title=::Arc Poetry::Log Entries::Arc Poetry Magazine Turns 30:: |accessdate=2009-07-10 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081211003502/http://www.arcpoetry.ca/logentries/pressreleases/001037_arc_poetry_magazine_turns_30.php |archivedate=2008-12-11 }}</ref> and taught for many years at [[Carleton University]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.poets.ca/linktext/direct/levenson.htm |title=Who's |accessdate=2009-07-10 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20010305221349/http://www.poets.ca/linktext/direct/levenson.htm |archivedate=2001-03-05 }}</ref> |
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His work appeared in ''The Antigonish Review'',<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.antigonishreview.com/bi-126/126-contributors.html |title=Contributors the Antigonish Review Issue Nr. 126 |access-date=2009-07-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091221061544/http://www.antigonishreview.com/bi-126/126-contributors.html |archive-date=2009-12-21 |url-status=dead }}</ref> among other journals, and he is a member of the [[Writers' Union of Canada]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.writersunion.ca/ww_profile.asp?mem=1141&L= |title=The Writers' Union of Canada - Christopher Levenson |accessdate=2009-07-10 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110616202329/http://www.writersunion.ca/ww_profile.asp?mem=1141&L= |archivedate=2011-06-16 }}</ref> |
His work appeared in ''The Antigonish Review'',<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.antigonishreview.com/bi-126/126-contributors.html |title=Contributors the Antigonish Review Issue Nr. 126 |access-date=2009-07-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091221061544/http://www.antigonishreview.com/bi-126/126-contributors.html |archive-date=2009-12-21 |url-status=dead }}</ref> among other journals, and he is a member of the [[Writers' Union of Canada]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.writersunion.ca/ww_profile.asp?mem=1141&L= |title=The Writers' Union of Canada - Christopher Levenson |accessdate=2009-07-10 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110616202329/http://www.writersunion.ca/ww_profile.asp?mem=1141&L= |archivedate=2011-06-16 }}</ref> |
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Latest revision as of 04:26, 8 November 2024
Christopher Levenson | |
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Born | London, England | February 13, 1934
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Occupation | Poet |
Christopher Levenson (born February 13, 1934, in London, England) is a Canadian poet.
Life
[edit]Levenson was educated at Harrow County Grammar School for Boys and Downing College, Cambridge, where he read English under F. R. Leavis.[1] He later received a further degree from the University of Iowa.[2]
Levenson lived in the Netherlands and Germany, before moving to Ottawa in 1968. He became a Canadian citizen in 1973. He was co-founder, and editor, of Arc Poetry Magazine,[3] and taught for many years at Carleton University.[4]
His work appeared in The Antigonish Review,[5] among other journals, and he is a member of the Writers' Union of Canada.[6]
Awards
[edit]- 1960 Eric Gregory Award
- 1987 Archibald Lampman Award
Works
[edit]Poetry
[edit]- Cairns. Chatto & Windus; Hogarth Press. 1969. ISBN 978-0-7011-1486-2.
- Stills. (Chatto & Windus, London, 1972).
- Into the Open. Golden Dog Press. 1977. ISBN 978-0-919614-23-9.
- The Journey Back. Sesame Press. 1978. ISBN 978-0-920580-00-4.
- Arriving at Night. Mosaic Press. 1986. ISBN 978-0-88962-341-5.
- The Return. Mandeville Press, England. 1986. ISBN 978-0-904533-96-5.
- Half Truths. (Wolsak and Wynn, 1990).
- Duplicities: New and Selected Poems. Mosaic Press. 1992. ISBN 978-0-88962-527-3.
- The Bridge. BuschekBooks. 2000. ISBN 978-1-894543-02-6.
- Local Time. Stone Flower Press. 2006. ISBN 978-0-9737607-2-9.
- Night Vision. Quattro Books. 2014. ISBN 978-1927443-58-3.
Translations
[edit]- Light of the World: An Anthology of Seventeenth Century Dutch Religious and Occasional Poetry. Netherlandic Press. 1982. ISBN 978-0-919417-04-5.
- Seeking Love's Solace (Aliquando Press, 1982).
Editor
[edit]- Carol Shields (1992). Coming to Canada. McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP. ISBN 978-0-88629-187-7.
- Christopher Levenson, George Johnston, ed. (1974). Carleton University Student Poetry 1973-74. Carleton University.
- Reconcilable Differences: The Changing Face of Poetry by Canadian Men Since 1970. (Bayeux Arts, 1994)
References
[edit]- ^ "Cambridge University Tripos Results", The Times, 21 June 1956, p. 4.
- ^ Levenson [dead link ]
- ^ "::Arc Poetry::Log Entries::Arc Poetry Magazine Turns 30::". Archived from the original on 2008-12-11. Retrieved 2009-07-10.
- ^ "Who's". Archived from the original on 2001-03-05. Retrieved 2009-07-10.
- ^ "Contributors the Antigonish Review Issue Nr. 126". Archived from the original on 2009-12-21. Retrieved 2009-07-10.
- ^ "The Writers' Union of Canada - Christopher Levenson". Archived from the original on 2011-06-16. Retrieved 2009-07-10.
External links
[edit]- "Christopher Levenson", poets.ca
- "Christopher Levenson fonds - Search Research Collections". McMaster University Library. William Ready Division of Archives and Research Collections. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
Categories:
- 1934 births
- Living people
- 20th-century Canadian poets
- Canadian male poets
- British emigrants to Canada
- University of Iowa alumni
- Academic staff of Carleton University
- Dutch–English translators
- Alumni of Downing College, Cambridge
- Writers from Ottawa
- Poets from Ontario
- 21st-century Canadian poets
- 20th-century Canadian translators
- 21st-century translators
- 20th-century Canadian male writers
- 21st-century Canadian male writers