Shane Book Explained

Shane Book is a Canadian poet.^[1] He was a shortlisted nominee for the 2015 Griffin Poetry Prize for his second collection, Congotronic.^[2]

Of Trinidadian descent, Book is based in Ottawa.^[3] His first poetry collection, Ceiling of Sticks, was published in 2010, and he was a finalist for the CBC Literary Awards in 2011 for "Almost Spain". He obtained his M.F.A. at the Iowa Writers’ Workshop and was a Stegner Fellow at Stanford University.

His work

Janelas (2015)

From Flagelliform 61: Tilted Away (2015)

Ceiling of Sticks (2010)

Congotronic (2015)

All black everything (2023)

External links

• Biography, poetry excerpts from Griffin Poetry Prize website

Notes and References

1. https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/books-and-media/poet-shane-book-the-fifth-canadian-of-colour-nominated-for-griffin-prize/article24754207/ "For an emerging poet like Shane Book, winning the Griffin Prize would be a life-changing event"
2. "Fresh voices vie for rich poetry award". The Globe and Mail, April 8, 2015.
3. "Nepean poet to vie for CBC Literary Award". Ottawa Citizen, March 2, 2011.