Claire Harris (poet)

Claire Harris (born 13 June 1937 in Port of Spain, Trinidad, died 5 February 2018[1]) was a Canadian poet[2] who lived in Calgary, Alberta. Harris' numerous works explore themes such as mortality, the role and treatment of women of color in society, and the search for identity.[3] Harris attended university in both Dublin and Jamaica, earning a Bachelor of Arts in English and a post-graduate diploma.[4] She immigrated to Canada in 1966, working as a high school English teacher before publishing her first poetry book in 1984.[5] After this, Harris published six books, as well as co-authoring two more and editing another. Her work has earned her numerous awards; her 1992 collection, Drawing Down a Daughter, was nominated for a Governor General's Award.[6] In Calgary, Harris got involved working as a poetry editor for Dandelion Magazine from 1981-1989. She had also spread psychological struggles and issues with women experienced by women of Color and women in general.[7]

This article is about the Trinidadian-Canadian poet. For other people, see Claire Harris (disambiguation).
For the science fiction author, see Clare Winger Harris.

Bibliography
  • 1984 Fables from the Women's Quarters
  • 1984 Translation into Fiction
  • 1986 Travelling to Find a Remedy
  • 1989 The Conception of Winter
  • 1992 Drawing Down a Daughter
  • 1992 Kitchen Talk: An Anthology of Writings by Canadian Women (Editor with Edna Alford)
  • 1995 Grammar of Dissent: Poetry and Prose (With Dionne Brand and M. NourbeSe Philip)
  • 1996 Dipped in Shadow
  • 1999 Demon Slayers (Co-Author with Paul Hollis)
  • 2000 She

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References
  1. "Claire fought injustice with pen, typewriter". Trinidad and Tobago Guardian. 1 July 2018.
  2. Punter, Jennie (13 July 1995). "Go ahead, read their lips Spoken-word soiree features 16 poets in the out-of-doors". Toronto Star. Retrieved 24 January 2011.
  3. "Claire Harris | The Canadian Encyclopedia". www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
  4. "Claire Harris | The Canadian Encyclopedia". www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
  5. "Claire Harris | The Canadian Encyclopedia". www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
  6. Blumenthal, Anna S. "Claire Harris". The Canadian Encyclopedia. Retrieved 19 June 2015.
  7. "Harris, Claire | All Lit Up". alllitup.ca. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
  8. "Harris, Claire 1937– | Encyclopedia.com". www.encyclopedia.com. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
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