Triny Finlay

Triny Finlay was born in Melbourne, Australia and grew up in Toronto. She has a BA (Hons.) from Mount Allison University and an MA in English and Creative Writing from the University of New Brunswick. Her poetry has been published in Grain, Other Voices, Pottersfield Portfolio, The Fiddlehead, Modomnoc, and The Antigonish Review. Her first poetry collection, Splitting Off, was published by Nightwood in 2004. She has been a lifeguard, a nanny, and a community outreach worker; she is currently working on a PhD in English at the University of Toronto, where she edits the literary magazine Echolocation.

Selected Publications
Splitting Off (Nightwood Editions, 2004) ISBN 0889711984.

Books in Print
Finlay, Triny

Splitting Off, Poetry (Nightwood Editions, 2004) ISBN 0889711984, $15.95.

 

Triny Finlay Toronto, Ontario

triny.finlay@utoronto.ca

www.nightwoodeditions.com

triny.finlay@utoronto.ca

Triny Finlay was born in Melbourne, Australia and grew up in Toronto. She has a BA (Hons.) from Mount Allison University and an MA in English and Creative Writing from the University of New Brunswick. Her poetry has been published in Grain, Other Voices, Pottersfield Portfolio, The Fiddlehead, Modomnoc, and The Antigonish Review. Her first poetry collection, Splitting Off, was published by Nightwood in 2004. She has been a lifeguard, a nanny, and a community outreach worker; she is currently working on a PhD in English at the University of Toronto, where she edits the literary magazine Echolocation.

Grade Levels: All

Fees: standard

Classroom Approach:
I am happy to tailor a classroom visit according to the students' grade level. I can introduce traditional and experimental poetry exercises that highlight language-play; facilitate poetry workshops; lead discussions about the role of the poet, and poetry, through the ages; and talk about approaches to publishing in Canadian journals. I would also be glad to read from my own work.