Elizabeth Brewster

Elizabeth Brewster
Born Elizabeth Winifred Brewster
(1922-08-26)August 26, 1922
Chipman, New Brunswick
Died December 26, 2012(2012-12-26) (aged 90)
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Alma mater University of New Brunswick
Radcliffe College
University of Toronto
Indiana University
Genre Poetry
Notable awards Order of Canada

Elizabeth Winifred Brewster, CM (26 August 1922 – 26 December 2012[1]) was a Canadian poet and academic.[2]

Born in Chipman, New Brunswick, she received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of New Brunswick, a Master of Arts degree from Radcliffe College, a Bachelor of Library Science from the University of Toronto, and a Ph.D. from Indiana University. She was a Professor at the University of Saskatchewan.

In 2001, she was made a Member of the Order of Canada, Canada's highest civilian honor.

Selected bibliography

Poetry

  • East Coast 1951
  • Lillooet 1954
  • Roads 1957
  • Death by Drowning 1969
  • Passage of Summer 1969
  • Sunrise North 1972
  • In Search of Eros 1974
  • Sometimes I Think of Moving 1977
  • The Way Home 1982
  • Digging In 1982
  • Selected Poems, 1944-1984 (2 volumes) 1985
  • Entertaining Angels 1988
  • Spring Again 1990
  • Wheel of Change 1993
  • Footnotes to the Book of Job 1995, shortlisted for the 1996 Governor General's Award
  • Garden of Sculpture 1998
  • On the Value Of Fantasies
  • Where I Come From 2000
  • Blueflag

Other works

  • The Sisters 1974
  • It's Easy to Fall on the Ice 1977
  • Junction 1982
  • A House Full of Women 1983
  • Visitations 1987
  • The Invention of Truth 1991
  • Away from Home 1995
  • In The Morning (27 May) year unknown. Published in Viewpoints Grade 11 English Textbook

References

  1. ↑ "College of Arts and Science . University of Saskatchewan". Arts.usask.ca. Retrieved 2013-02-07.
  2. ↑ Noreen Shanahan. "Obituary: Elizabeth Brewster's journey of self-awareness led to prolific poetry career". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 2013-02-07.
  • "Canadian Who's Who 1997 entry". University of Toronto Press. Archived from the original on March 5, 2008. Retrieved June 9, 2006.


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