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Canisia Lubrin
Born1984
St. Lucia
OccupationPoet
Notable worksThe Dyzgraphxst (2020)

Voodoo Hypothesis (2017)

Canisia Lubrin (born 1984) is a writer, critic, professor, poet and editor. Originally from St. Lucia, Lubrin now lives in Whitby, Ontario, Canada.[1]

Life and career

Lubrin was born in St. Lucia and studied in Canada, completing a bachelor's degree at York University and a graduate degree in creative writing at the University of Guelph.[2][3]

Her first collection of poems, Voodoo Hypothesis, was published in 2017 by Wolsak & Wynn. Voodoo Hypothesis rejects the contemporary and historical systems that paint black people as inferior.[4][5] The book also addresses the legacy of slavery in Lubrin's native Caribbean.[6] Voodoo Hypothesis was nominated for the Gerald Lampert award, the Pat Lowther award and was a finalist for the Raymond Souster award. In addition Voodoo Hypothesis was named one of 2017's best books in Canadian poetry by CBC Books and one of the ten 'must-read' books of 2017 by the League of Canadian Poets.[7][8] CBC Books also named Lubrin a Black Canadian writer to watch in 2018.[9]

Lubrin's short story Into Timmins is anthologized in The Unpublished City: Vol. I, edited by Dionne Brand, finalist for the 2018 Toronto Book Awards.

In addition to her career as a poet, Lubrin is Assistant Professor in The School of English and Theatre Studies at The University of Guelph. She was appointed the Inaugural Shaftesbury Writer in Residence of Victoria College at the University of Toronto and worked as an editor with Buckrider Books, an imprint of Canadian independent press Wolsak & Wynn from 2018 to 2021.[2][10] She was also a director of the Pivot Reading Series, a biweekly poetry reading series in Toronto.[11] For 2017–2018, Lubrin was a Writer-in-Residence with Poetry In Voice.[12] In 2021, publisher McClelland & Stewart announced Lubrin as their new poetry editor.[13]

Lubrin's second collection of poetry, The Dyzgraphxst, was published by McClelland & Stewart in 2020.

In 2021, Lubrin was named one of two winners, alongside Natalie Scenters-Zapico, of the Windham-Campbell Literature Prize in poetry.[14] Dionne Brand was also named a winner of the Windham-Campbell prize in the fiction category, the first time in the history of that award that two Canadians were named as laureates in the same year.[14]

The Dyzgraphxst was shortlisted for four book prizes, including the Governor General's Award for English-language poetry at the 2020 Governor General's Awards,[15] and for the 2020 Trillium Book Award for Poetry.[16] The book also won four awards, including the overall OCM Bocas Prize for Caribbean Literature, the Derek Walcott Prize and the 2021 Griffin Poetry Prize.[17]

References

  1. ^ "Canisia Lubrin on remembering her grandmother's stories — even when her grandmother couldn't". CBC Radio. 2017-06-26. Retrieved 2018-03-14.
  2. ^ a b "Voodoo Hypothesis". www.wolsakandwynn.ca. Retrieved 2018-03-14.
  3. ^ "Creative Writing Reading Series presents Canisia Lubrin". www.yorku.ca. Archived from the original on 2018-03-15. Retrieved 2018-03-14.
  4. ^ Nailah King. "20 Black Writers to Read All Year Round". Room. Retrieved 2020-07-25.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. ^ Rose, Jessica (2017-12-22). "REVIEW: Canisia Lubrin's first poetry collection tackles pop culture, science, and news on race". THIS Magazine. Retrieved 2018-03-14.
  6. ^ Carey, Barb (2017-10-27). "Debut poets mark the latest collections for poetry lovers". Toronto Star. Retrieved 2018-03-14.
  7. ^ "The best Canadian poetry of 2017". CBC Books. Retrieved 2018-03-14.
  8. ^ "10 MUST-READ BOOKS OF 2017". www.poets.ca. Retrieved 2018-03-14.
  9. ^ "6 Black Canadian writers to watch in 2018". CBC Books. Retrieved 2018-03-14.
  10. ^ Beattie, Steven W. (2017-09-11). "Jordan Abel, Jen Sookfong Lee, and Canisia Lubrin join Buckrider Books' newly formed editorial board". Quill & Quire. Retrieved 2018-03-14.
  11. ^ Doherty, Mike (2017-10-14). "CanLit at a crossroads: Four writers on the state of our country's literature". Toronto Star. Retrieved 2018-03-14.
  12. ^ "Canisia Lubrin". www.poetryinvoice.com. Retrieved 2018-03-14.
  13. ^ "McClelland & Stewart Announces Canisia Lubrin as Poetry Editor". www.penguinrandomhouse.ca. Retrieved 2021-03-07.
  14. ^ a b Marsha Lederman, "Two Canadian writers win Windham-Campbell Prize, a week before one takes over for the other at McClelland & Stewart". The Globe and Mail, March 24, 2021.
  15. ^ "Francesca Ekwuyasi, Billy-Ray Belcourt & Anne Carson among 2020 Governor General's Literary Awards finalists". CBC Books May 4, 2021.
  16. ^ "Finalists – 2021 Trillium Book Award". Ontario Creates May 11, 2021.
  17. ^ Adina Bresge, "Canisia Lubrin named Canadian winner of $65K Griffin Poetry Prize". CP24, June 23, 2021.
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