Karen Solie

Karen Solie

Karen Solie (born 1966) is a Canadian poet.

Born in Moose Jaw, Solie grew up on the family farm in southwest Saskatchewan. Over the years, she has worked as a farm hand, an espresso jerk, a groundskeeper, a newspaper reporter/photographer, an academic research assistant, and an English teacher. She currently resides in Toronto, Ontario.

Karen Solie's poetry, fiction and non-fiction have appeared in numerous North American journals, including "The Fiddlehead", "The Malahat Review", "Event", "Indiana Review", "ARC", "Other Voices", and "The Capilano Review". She has also had her poetry published in the anthologies "Breathing Fire" (1995), "Hammer and Tongs" (1999), and "Introductions: Poets Present Poets" (2001). One of her short stories was featured in "The Journey Prize Anthology 12" (2000).

Solie was one of the judges for the 2007 Griffin Poetry Prize.

Bibliography

*"Short Haul Engine" 2001 (winner of the 2002 Dorothy Livesay Poetry Prize, shortlisted for the 2002 Canadian Griffin Poetry Prize, the Gerald Lampert Award, and the ReLit Award)
*"Modern and Normal" 2005 (shortlisted for the 2006 Trillium Book Award, longlisted for the 2006 ReLit Award)

External links

* [http://www.griffinpoetryprize.com/shortlist_2002.php?t=3 Griffin Poetry Prize biography, including audio and video clips]
* [http://www.arcpoetry.ca/greatscots/features/2006_05_john-glenday-introducing-karen-solie.php Interview in Arc Poetry Magazine (May, 2006)]


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