George Bowering

George Bowering was born in the South Okanagan Valley and educated at UBC. He taught contemporary literature at several universities, ending his career at SFU. He usually works in longer forms, often book-length poems. In addition to poetry, he has published history, fiction, memoirs and essays.

Awards
Governor-General's award for Poetry, 1969.
Canada's first Poet Laureate, 2002.

Selected Publications
Kerrisdale Elegies (Coach House, 1984) ISBN 0-88910-265-1.
Delayed Mercy (Coach House, 1986) ISBN 0-88910-281-3.
Urban Snow (Talonbooks, 1992) ISBN 0-88922-305-X.
George Bowering Selected (McClelland & Stewart, 1993) ISBN 0-7710-1594-1.
Elegie di Kerrisdale (Empiria, 1996) ISBN 88-85303-36-6.
Blonds on Bikes (Talonbooks, 1997) ISBN 0-88922-381-5.
His Life, a Poem (ECW, 2000) ISBN 1-55022-408-5.

Anthologies
The Contemporary Canadian Poem Anthology (Coach House, 1984) ISBN 0-88910-242-2.

Books in Print
Bowering, George
A Magpie Life, Memoir (Key Porter, 2001) ISBN 1-55263-348-9 $21.95.
Cars, Memoir (Coach House, 2002) ISBN 1-55245-115-1 $17.95.
Egotists and Autocrats, History (Penguin, 1999) ISBN 014027550-9 $21.00.

George Bowering 2499 W. 37 Ave. Vancouver, B.C. V6M 1P4.
bowering@sfu.ca