Awards
Georgia May Cook Sonnet Award, 1971.
Anthos Poetry Prize, 1987.
The League of Canadian Poets National Poetry Contest, second prize, 1990.
Archibald Lampman Award, 1992.
Selected Publications
After the Fact. (Borealis Press, 1979).
Ottawa A to Z (non-fiction). (Duneau Press, 1980).
Open Fires. (Anthos Books, 1987).
African Journey (novel). (Mediasphere, 1990).
A Garden Enclosed. (Cormorant Books, 1991).
Bodily Presence. (Quarry Press, 1994).
Selected Anthologies
Garden Varieties. (Cormorant Books, 1988).
Capital Poets: An Ottawa Anthology. (Ouroboros, 1989).
More Garden Varieties Two. (Mercury Press, 1990).
Books in Print
Marchand, Blaine
A Garden Enclosed. Cormorant Books, 1991. $9.95 ISBN: 0-920953-52-2.
Bodily Presence. Quarry Press, 1994. $14.95 ISBN: 1-55082-141-5.
Poet in the School
(Ottawa)
phone: 613-728-7844
Blaine Marchand was born in Ottawa, where he now lives. His poetry, interviews with Canadian authors, and reviews have been published in magazines and newspapers across Canada and the US. He has been involved in the establishment and editing of several literary periodicals in the Ottawa region. He also began a weekly poetry program on FM radio, an was the impetus behind the regional annual literary festival during National Book Week. He is a co-founder of the Ottawa Independent Writers, a lobby group of local writers. From 1992 to 1994 he was President of the League of Canadian Poets.
Grade Levels: 6 - OAC
Fees: standard
Classroom Approach:
The
approach he takes depends on the need of the teacher and the students. Basically
there are two approaches: a reading and a discussion (this is for students who
are familiar with the novel African Journey, or for students in the Ottawa
area who have studied his poetry) or a workshop built to have the students write
their own poetry (or creative writing). In the latter case, he uses exercises
that build awareness of poetic techniques, imagery (metaphor, simile), style
(narrative, lyric), etc.