Damian Rogers

Damian Rogers
Born 1972
Detroit, Michigan
Occupation poet
Period 2000s-present

Damian Rogers is an American-Canadian poet, journalist, and editor.

Life and career

Rogers was born in Detroit, Michigan. She received her undergraduate degree from the University of Michigan and her MFA in poetry from Bennington College, before working as an editor at the Poetry Foundation and at magazines in New York City and Toronto.[1]

Her first book of poetry, Paper Radio, was published by ECW Press in 2009 and was nominated for a Pat Lowther Award.[2][3] Her second book, Dear Leader, was published by Coach House Books in 2015.[4] It was a finalist for the Trillium Book Award for Poetry in 2016.[5] Her memoir An Alphabet for Joanna will be published by Knopf Canada in 2019.[6]

Rogers is the founding creative director of Poetry In Voice, a poetry recitation competition for Canadian high school students, and the co-curator (with Jason Collett) of the Basement Revue, a Toronto music and literary event series.[7][8] She has also worked as a poetry editor with House of Anansi Press and The Walrus.[9][10]

She lives in Toronto with her husband, the drummer Mike Belitsky.[11]

Works

Poetry

References

  1. ↑ "Damian Rogers". Retrieved 4 June 2017.
  2. ↑ "In Conversation: Michael Lista and Damian Rogers". Retrieved 4 June 2017.
  3. ↑ "'One' and 'Paper Radio:' The world begins, all wild and giddy". Retrieved 4 June 2017.
  4. ↑ "Review: The subtle power of Damian Rogers's Dear Leader and Ben Ladouceur's Otter". Retrieved 4 June 2017.
  5. ↑ "2016 TRILLIUM BOOK AWARD SHORTLIST ANNOUNCED". Retrieved 4 June 2017.
  6. ↑ "Dealmaker: Knopf Canada (Imprint)". Retrieved 4 June 2017.
  7. ↑ "Poetry gets cool for school: Scott Griffin launches Poetry in Voice". Retrieved 4 June 2017.
  8. ↑ "Jason Collett's Basement Revue is as ambitious as ever. Can a cult curiosity become a mainstream hit?". Retrieved 4 June 2017.
  9. ↑ "Kevin Connolly joins Anansi as poetry editor". Retrieved 4 June 2017.
  10. ↑ "Reflections on Two Years as Walrus Poetry Editor". Retrieved 4 June 2017.
  11. ↑ "Raising a kid as a busy poet". Retrieved 4 June 2017.


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