Gary Barwin

Gary Barwin is a writer, composer, and performer. He writes in a range of genres including poetry, fiction, visual and concrete poetry, music for live performers and computers, text & sound works, and writing for children and young adults.

His music and writing have been presented in Canada, the US, and Europe. Barwin received a PhD in Music Composition from University at Buffalo. He was selected to compete in CBC Radio's 2004 Poetry Face Off competition for the Toronto region. His work has been featured on CBC numerous times. He was the recipient of the 1998 Artist Award from the KM Hunter Foundation. Seeing Stars, a YA novel, was a finalist for the CLA YA book of the year, and was nominated for an Arthur Ellis Award. He teaches creative writing at McMaster University and music at Hillfield Strathallan College. In addition to his many books, he is the author of numerous chapbooks, pamphlets, many from his own serif of nottingham editions.

Books

*"Cruelty to Fabulous Animals", poetry/fiction. Moonstone Press 1995 .
*"The Mud Game", novel, collaboration with Stuart Ross. Mercury Press 1995.
*"Big Red Baby", short fiction. The Mercury Press, 1998
*"Outside the Hat", poetry. Coach House Books, 1998.
*"Raising Eyebrows", poetry. Coach House Books, 2001.
*"Doctor Weep and Other Strange Teeth", fiction. The Mercury Press, 2004.
*"Frogments from the Frag Pool", (poetry, collaboration with Derek Beaulieu). Mercury Press, 2005.

For Children:

*"The Racing Worm Brothers", children's fiction. Annick Press, 1998.
*"The Magic Mustache", children's fiction. Annick Press, 1999.
*"Grandpa's Snowman", children's fiction. Annick Press, 2000.
*"Seeing Stars", young adult novel. Stoddart Press, 2001.
*"La Moustache Magique", French translation of The Magic Mustache, fiction.Les 400 Coups, 2002.

Recordings

*"These Are The Clams I'm Breathing", (audiocassette), sound poetry, collaboration with Stuart Ross.
*"Recurring Irritations: Document One" (Taproot 33) Burning Press, 1992.
*"Martin's Idea", spoken word / music, work for reciter, Musicworks CD #60, 1994.

Anthologies

*"The Instant Anthology", Christopher Dewdney et al, Toronto Small Press Bookfair.
*"Ten Tandem", Nicolas Power and Chris Warren, eds., Gesture Press 1987.
*"Hard Times": A New Fiction Anthology, Beverley Daurio, ed. Aya/Mercury Press 1990.
*"Son of the Instant Anthology", Toronto Small Press Bookfair 1999.
*"Sex: An Anthology", Beverly Daurio, ed. The Mercury Press, 2000.
*"Primitive, Bubble", And, Stuart Ross, ed. Proper Tales Press, 2000.
*"Jewel in the Lotus of the Instant Anthology", Toronto Small Press Bookfair 2000.
*"Courier: An Anthology of Concrete Poetry", House Press, 2000.
*"Mentor's Canon", Kemeny Babineau, ed. Broken Jaw Press, 2001.
*"White Wall of Sound #33" (Contemporary Canadian Concrete & Visual poetry), ed. derek beaulieu, 2003.
*"Surreal Estate: Writers Under the Influence", Stuart Ross, ed. The Mercury Press, 2005.

External links

* [http://www.garybarwin.com/ Gary Barwin]