Bren Simmers Explained
Bren Simmers is a Canadian poet and writer. She is the author of three collections of poetry,Night Gears (Wolsak and Wynn 2010),[1] Hastings-Sunrise (Nightwood Editions 2015),[2] andIf, When (Gaspereau Press 2021).[3] She is also the author of Pivot Point (Gaspereau Press 2019),[4] a lyrical account of a nine-day wilderness canoe trip through the Bowron Lakes canoe circuit in British Columbia.
Born in Vancouver, she studied writing at the University of Victoria and has a Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing from the University of British Columbia. She is the winner of 2022 CBC Poetry Prize[5] for Spell World Backwards, a collection of poems inspired by how Alzheimer's affects language. Her book Hastings-Sunrise was a finalist for the 2015 City of Vancouver Book Award.[6] She is also the winner of an Arc Poetry Magazine Poem of the Year Award,[7] a finalist for The Malahat Review Long Poem Prize,[8] and was a finalist for the 2006 Bronwen Wallace Memorial Award. She lives on Prince Edward Island.
Bibliography
- Night Gears, Wolsak and Wynn, October 2010,
- Hastings-Sunrise, Nightwood Editions, March 2015,
- Pivot Point, Gaspereau Press, October 2019,
- If, When, Gaspereau Press, 2021,
Notes and References
- http://www.wolsakandwynn.ca/title.asp?id=123 Bren Simmers' debut collection of poetry with Wolsak and Wynn
- http://www.cbc.ca/books/2015/01/hastings-sunrise.html= Hastings-Sunrise named one of 15 poetry books to watch for in 2015
- https://atlanticbooks.ca/stories/annick-macaskill-reviews-bren-simmers-work-of-labour-and-inheritance/ Annick MacAskill Reviews Bren Simmers Work of Labour and Inheritance
- https://thefiddlehead.ca/content/pivot-variations-review-lynn-davies-bren-simmers-pivot-point Pivot Variations: A Review by Lynn Davies of Bren Simmers' "Pivot Point"
- https://www.cbc.ca/books/literaryprizes/p-e-i-writer-bren-simmers-wins-2022-cbc-poetry-prize-for-work-inspired-by-how-alzheimer-s-affects-language-1.6654923 P.E.I. writer Bren Simmers wins 2022 CBC Poetry Prize for work inspired by how Alzheimer's affects language
- https://www.allianceforarts.com/blog/2015/10/13/2015-city-of-vancouver-book-award-finalists-announced 2015 City of Vancouver Book Award Finalists Announced
- Poem of the Year Winners Announced. Arc Poetry Magazine, September 16, 2006.
- http://www.malahatreview.ca/contests/long_poem_prize/2011_winner.html 2011 Long Poem Prize Winners
