Christopher Levenson
Appearance
Christopher Levenson (born February 13, 1934 London, England) is a Canadian poet.
Life
Levenson lived in the Netherlands and Germany, before moving to Ottawa in 1968. He became a Canadian citizen in 1973. He has received degrees from Cambridge University, and the University of Iowa.[1]
He was co-founder, and editor, of Arc,[2] and taught for many years at Carleton University.[3]
His work appeared in The Antigonish Review,[4] among other journals, and he is a member of the Writers' Union of Canada.[5]
Awards
- 1960 Eric Gregory Award
- 1987 Archibald Lampman Award
Works
Poetry
- 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
- 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
- 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
- ^ https://www.sfu.ca/seniors/levenson.htm
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2008-12-11. Retrieved 2009-07-10.
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External links
Categories:
- 1934 births
- Living people
- 20th-century Canadian poets
- Canadian male poets
- People from London
- University of Iowa alumni
- Carleton University faculty
- Dutch–English translators
- Alumni of the University of Cambridge
- Writers from Ottawa
- 21st-century Canadian poets
- 20th-century translators
- 21st-century translators
- 20th-century male writers