Charles H. Mountford

Charlie Hugh Mountford is a humorist and poet. His family, originally from Birmingham, England, came to Canada early in the twentieth century. He was educated at the University of Western Ontario (MA English) and The University of London (MA Librarianship). He has written books of humorous monologues and books of poetry. He has been a banker, a school librarian, a researcher of historical buildings and the founder and artistic director of Poetry Stratford, A Reading Series. He has also written the librettos for five modern chamber operas which have been produced in Stratford. He enjoys performing his humorous monologues as solo shows. Charlie and his wife, Ruth,(who is a professional photographer) live in Stratford, Ontario and, part-time, in Quebec City.

Works

  • The Harvestman (2004), ISBN 0-920820-60-3
  • The Night the Ducks Got Loose (2006), ISBN 0-920820-73-5
  • Voice Of An Angel (Opera Libretto, produced Stratford, 2000)
  • A Stronger Thought Of Love (Opera Libretto, produced Stratford, 2006)
  • Henry Hudson (Opera Libretto, produced Stratford, 2008)
  • The Thing On The Comb (2011), ISBN 1-897163-10-8 Parameter error in {{isbn}}: Invalid ISBN.
  • Worried About Love (2013), ISBN 1-897163-19-1 Parameter error in {{isbn}}: Invalid ISBN.
  • The Swan Dive (2013), ISBN 1-897163-20-7
  • The Teeth of Tarpon Springs (2014), ISBN 1-897163-21-4 Parameter error in {{isbn}}: Invalid ISBN.
  • A Fine House In Shaking Bay (2014), ISBN 1-897163-22-1 Parameter error in {{isbn}}: Invalid ISBN.
  • A Joker, A Toker A Real Estate Broker (2014), ISBN 0-9690621-2-7 Parameter error in {{isbn}}: Invalid ISBN.
  • painterly (2015), ISBN 0-9690621-1-0 Parameter error in {{isbn}}: Invalid ISBN.
  • D'Arcy (Opera Libretto, produced in Stratford, 2016)
  • Edna loves Stumpy (2016), ISBN 0-9690621-3-4 Parameter error in {{isbn}}: Invalid ISBN.
  • Dracool or the pleasure of his company (2017), ISBN 0-9690621-0-3 Parameter error in {{isbn}}: Invalid ISBN.

Awards

i)First Prize, Alberta Poetry Contest, short poem category ii)Caroline Kizer Workshop Prize, University of Indiana iii)Finalist, 2009, Atlanta Review Poetry Competition iv)Shortlisted, Bridport UK Poetry Competition 2008, 2010, x2 2017 v)Highly Commended Prize, poetry, Bridport UK Prize 2017

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