Heather Cadsby was born in Belleville, Ontario. She holds a B.A. degree from McMaster University. She lives in Toronto.
Awards
Writers' Digest Best 100, twentyfirst prize, 1973.
North York Poetry Awards, second prize, 1985.
A Tantrum of Synonyms, finalist Pat Lowther Award 1998.
Selected Publications
Traditions. (Fiddlehead Poetry Books/Goose Lane Editions,
1981).
The Third Taboo: A Collection of Poems on Jealousy.
(Coeditor). (Wolsak and Wynn, 1983).
Decoys. (Mosaic Press, 1988).
A Tantrum of Synonyms. (Wolsak and Wynn, 1997).
Selected Anthologies
Full Moon: An Anthology of Canadian Women Poets. (Quadrant
Editions, 1983).
Love & Hunger: An Anthology of New Fiction. (Aya Press,
1988).
Vivid: Stories by Five Women. (Aya/Mercury Press, 1989).
Books in Print
Cadsby, Heather
Decoys. Mosaic Press, 1988. $8.95 ISBN: 0-88962-399-6.
A Tantrum of Synonyms. Wolsak and Wynn, 1997. $12 ISBN
0-91989-757-6.
Traditions. Fiddlehead Poetry Books/Goose Lane Editions, 1981.
$6.95 ISBN: 0-86492-007-5.
Poet in the School
(Toronto)
phone: 416-237-0364
Cadsby is a poet, editor, and teacher. She has given poetry writing workshops at the elementary school level for the North York Board of Education. She has also given workshops for teachers on approaching poetry with children, and has given poetry workshops at MASC:Young Authors and Illustrators Conference. Cadsby is the author of three books of poetry, Traditions, Decoys, and A Tantrum of Synonyms. Her work has been included in numerous anthologies including Full Moon, The Toronto Collection, Love & Hunger, and Vivid.
Grade Levels: 1 - 6
Fees: standard
Classroom Approach:
Cadsby has developed a series of
poetry writing workshops focusing on the process. Her sessions include
collaborative poems; the haiku experience; 13 ways of looking;
onomatopoeia; cinquain variations; go away/come close; free fall; and
concrete poems. There are fifteen sessions in total. They are
independent and any number may be selected.