Christopher Levenson

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 (magazine),^[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 og the Writers' Union of Canada.^[5]

Awards

• 1960 Eric Gregory Award
• 1987 Archibald Lampman Award

Works

Poetry

• Cairns. Chatto & Windus; Hogarth Press. 1969. ISBN 9780701114862. 
• Stills. (Chatto & Windus, London, 1972).
• Into the Open. Golden Dog Press. 1977. ISBN 9780919614239. 
• The Journey Back. Sesame Press. 1978. ISBN 9780920580004. 
• Arriving at Night. Mosaic Press. 1986. ISBN 9780889623415. 
• The Return. Mandeville Press, England. 1986. ISBN 9780904533965. 
• Half Truths. (Wolsak and Wynn, 1990).
• Duplicities: New and Selected Poems. Mosaic Press. 1992. ISBN 9780889625273. 
• The Bridge. BuschekBooks. 2000. ISBN 9781894543026. 
• Local Time. Stone Flower Press. 2006. ISBN 9780973760729. 

Translations

• Light of the World: An Anthology of Seventeenth Century Dutch Religious and Occasional Poetry. Netherlandic Press. 1982. ISBN 9780919417045. 
• Seeking Love's Solace (Aliquando Press, 1982).

Editor

• Carol Shields (1992). Coming to Canada. McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP. ISBN 9780886291877. http://books.google.com/books?id=AR--uBGz5EIC&printsec=frontcover&dq=Christopher+Levenson. 
• 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

1. ^ http://www.sfu.ca/seniors/levenson.htm
2. ^ http://www.arcpoetry.ca/logentries/pressreleases/001037_arc_poetry_magazine_turns_30.php
3. ^ http://www.poets.ca/linktext/direct/levenson.htm
4. ^ http://www.antigonishreview.com/bi-126/126-contributors.html
5. ^ http://www.writersunion.ca/ww_profile.asp?mem=1141&L=

External links

• "Christopher Levenson", poets.ca

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