Bren Simmers

Bren Simmers is a Canadian poet. She is the author of two collections of poetry, Night Gears (Wolsak and Wynn, 2010),[1] and Hastings-Sunrise (Nightwood Editions, 2015).[2]

Bren Simmers
Born1976
Vancouver, British Columbia
CitizenshipCanada

Born in Vancouver, she studied writing at the University of Victoria and has a Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing from the University of British Columbia. She is the winner of an Arc Poetry Magazine Poem of the Year Award,[3] a finalist for The Malahat Review Long Poem Prize and was shortlisted for the Bronwen Wallace Memorial Award. She lives on Prince Edward Island.

Bibliography
  • Night Gears, Wolsak and Wynn, October 2010, ISBN 978-1-894987-49-3
  • Hastings-Sunrise, Nightwood Editions, March 2015, ISBN 978-0-88971-310-9
  • Pivot Point, Gaspereau Press, 2019, ISBN 978-1-55447-200-0

References
  1. Bren Simmers' debut collection of poetry with Wolsak and Wynn Archived July 6, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  2. Hastings-Sunrise named one of 15 poetry books to watch for in 2015
  3. Poem of the Year Winners Announced. Arc Poetry Magazine, September 16, 2006.


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