Shane Book

Canadian poet

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,^[1] 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".^[3] 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)

References

^ ^a ^b "For an emerging poet like Shane Book, winning the Griffin Prize would be a life-changing event". The Globe and Mail, June 2, 2015.
^ "Fresh voices vie for rich poetry award". The Globe and Mail, April 8, 2015.
^ ^a ^b "Nepean poet to vie for CBC Literary Award". Ottawa Citizen, March 2, 2011.