D.G. Jones

D.G. Jones retired from teaching at L'Université de Sherbrooke in 1994. When not busy trying to keep several buildings from falling down, he continues to babble and doodle with the help of a Mac and a Painter programme. He also remains active as an editorial advisor and translator for the magazine Ellipse.

Awards
The President's Medal (University of Western Ontario), 1976.
Governor General's Award for Poetry, 1977.
A.J.M. Smith Award for Poetry, 1977.
Governor General's Award for Translation, 1993.
QSPELL: A.M. Klein Prize for Poetry, 1989 and 1995.

Selected Publications
Front on the Sun. (Contact Press, 1957).
The Sun Is Axeman. (University of Toronto Press, 1961).
Phrases from Orpheus. (Oxford University Press, 1967).
Under the Thunder the Flowers Light Up the Earth. (Coach House Press, 1977).
A Throw of Particles. (General Publishing, 1983).
Balthazar and Other Poems. (Coach House Press, 1988).
The Floating Garden. (Coach House Press, 1995).
Wild Asterisks in Cloud. (Empyreal Press, 1997).

Selected Anthologies
15 Canadian Poets x 2. (Oxford University Press).
Contemporary Canadian Poetry Anthology. (Coach House Press).
Oxford Book of Canadian Verse. (Oxford University Press).

Books in Print
Jones, D.G.
A Throw of Particles. General Publishing, 1983. $7.80 ISBN: 0-7736-1129-0.
Balthazar and Other Poems. Coach House Press, 1988. $12.95 ISBN: 0-88910-333-X.
Categories One, Two, Three (trans. of work by N. de Bellefeuille). Coach House Press, 1992. $12.95 ISBN: 0-88910-452-2.
The Fifth Season (trans. of work by P.-M. Lapointe). Exile Editions, 1986. $11.95 ISBN: 0-920428-87-8.
The Floating Garden. Coach House Press, 1995. $12.95 ISBN: 0-88910-473-5.
Wild Asterisks in Cloud. Empyreal Press, 1997. ISBN: 0-921852-15-0.

D.G. Jones, PO Box 356, North Hatley PQ (819) 842-2404