John Newlove was born in Regina in 1938, and raised in farming communities in Saskatchewan where his mother was a school teacher. His books of poetry include Elephants, Mothers & Others, Moving in Alone, Black Night Window, The Cave, Lies, The Green Plain and The Night the Dog Smiled. Lies (McClelland & Stewart, 1972) was awarded the Governor General`s Award for Poetry. His collection, The Night the Dog Smiled (ECW Press, 1986), was a finalist for the Governor General`s Award, as well as a British Columbia Book Prize. His poetry has been published in the United States, Mexico, England, Spain, France, Belgium, the Netherlands, Germany, Romania, Hungary, Italy, India and Australia. John Newlove died in 2003.