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Biography & Autobiography Literary

George Bowering

Bright Circles of Colour

by (author) Eva-Marie Kröller

Publisher
Talonbooks
Initial publish date
Jan 1992
Category
Literary, Canadian, Canadian
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9780889223066
    Publish Date
    Jan 1992
    List Price
    $17.95
  • eBook

    ISBN
    9780889228818
    Publish Date
    Jan 1992
    List Price
    $13.99

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Description

This first book-length study of Bowering explores the relationship between his work and the arts.

About the author

George Bowering
George Bowering, Canada’s first Poet Laureate, was born in the Okanagan Valley.

After serving as an aerial photographer in the Royal Canadian Air Force, Bowering earned a BA in English and an MA in History at the University of British Columbia, where he became one of the co-founders of the avant-garde poetry magazine TISH. He has taught literature at the University of Calgary, the University of Western Ontario and Simon Fraser University, and he continues to act as a Canadian literary ambassador at international conferences and readings.

A distinguished novelist, poet, editor, professor, historian and tireless supporter of fellow writers, Bowering has authored more than 80 books, including works of poetry, fiction, autobiography, biography and youth fiction. His writing has also been translated into French, spanish, Italian, German, Chinese and Romanian.

In 2002, Bowering was recognized by the Vancouver Sun as one of the most influential people in British Columbia.

Eva-Marie Kröller
Eva-Marie Kröller is currently the Chair of the Comperative Literature Program at the University of British Columbia. George Bowering: Bright Circles of Colour was published by Talonbooks in 1992. Recently, she has co-edited Cambridge History of Canadian Literature, published by Cambridge University Press.

Eva-Marie Kröller's profile page

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