Donna Allard

Donna Allard was born in Moncton, raised in the fishing village of Richibucto and recently moved back home to Richibucto, New Brunswick. She is an Anglophone poet and volunteers in humanitarian causes.

CV DONNA ALLARD (summary) 2009 Education N/A

Current Position and Name of Firm/Institution • (CPA) Canadian Poetry Association President • (RBPress) River Bones Press Founder & Chairperson

Previous Career Summary • 1st published poem - 1972 FHS Yearbook poem 'Friends' • Festival readings: National Milton Acorn Festival, Canadian Poetry Association AGM Festival, Chocolate River Association. • First performance at the National Milton Acorn Festival in 1988. • Performed along with award winning poets Bill Bissett, John B. Lee, Robert Priest, Nicole Brossard, Frank Ledwell, Clifton Joseph, Joseph Sherman, Fred Stenson, and Rita Joe • Tutte of Canadian poet Valerie LaPointe & award winning poets/writers Don McKay and Nino Ricci

Recent Anthologies: • Al Purdy A-Frame Fund raiser Anthology "And Left a Place To Stand On" for poem 'Where poetry is more than just words', coauthored with Shetland poet Nat Hall. • Dr. William Henry Drummond Poetry Contest Volume Two 2009 for poem 'NYE Resolution'

Other current and significant past business affiliations • National Library of Canada • Coutts Library Services Canada • Festivals and Events PEI • Culture Canada

Other honours or achievements • 2008-2009 Canadian Aid Charity Literary Awards Judge • 2007-2008 poetry editor for PFLAG, 'connections' Canadian online magazine • 2007 was offered poetry news editor for Now Public.com, by retired CTV reporter Mark Schneider • 2005 placed 3rd for the World Poetry contest for Pablo Neruda 101st Celebration, Vancouver Public Library, Vancouver, BC, for poem 'Pablo is an Island'. • 2004, 07-08 Arts Hamilton Literary Award Judge • 2004 Acorn-Plantos Book Award Judge (named after Milton Acorn and Ted Plantos) • 2001 Literacy N.B.: The Learning Times online - Poets Corner, ‘Love’ by James Leblanc /(ghost editor) Donna Allard • 1996 represented the Province of NB at the 10th Annual National Milton Acorn Festival • 1991 "Students Against Racism" (ghost editor) with poet Valerie LaPointe. A project of the National Milton Acorn Poetry Festival since added to the P.E.I. school libraries.

Listed in the Canadian Poets Registry. Current and significant past nonbusiness trusteeships or directorships

• Canadian Poetry Association Board of Directors - 2000-2010 • President - 2005-2010 • Membership Coordinator - 2001-2002 • Atlantic Chapter Chair - 2000-2002 • Poemata Editor - 2005- • Executive Member of the National Milton Acorn Festival Board of Directors - 1986-1994 • Creator of Facebook's 'Poets & Writers Registry' with over 30,000 members since 2007-

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Author/ co/author/ editor Credits in various anthologies and has edited three collections: 'Postal Code II', 'No Love Lost II' & 'Poetea for Six' - CPA Signature Series, by Hidden Brook Press, in conjunction with Guelph Arts Council, 2001.

Editor for the Canadian Poetry Association (CPA) magazine POEMATA, and publisher for the 2005 CPA 20th Anniversary Anthology, 'Harvesting Treasures', under River Bones Press.

Three self published books of poetry, 'Minago Streets', 'Hands Upon the Dunes', and 'Bellwalker'. All based upon life in Acadie as an Anglophone Acadian. Her next book is coauthored with Shetland Island Poet Nat Hall. It is about the 'celebration of the Atlantic connection between Acadie and Shetland. Multilingual (English, French, Chiac and Shetland).

Additional information or clarification of any of the above • Donna Allard (Aka AcadianRose) • Festival and Events Organizer and Director for the 25th Canadian Poetry Association AGM Festival 2010

River Bones Press: • Official Website - http://riverbonespress.moonfruit.com • Blog - http://riverbonespress.ning.com • Poets & Writers registry - http://registry.ning.com • Facebook - http://facebook.com/riverbonespress • Twitter - http://twitter.com/riverbonespress

Canadian Poetry Association: • Official Website - http://www.canadianpoetryassoc.com • Poemata magazine - http://poemata.ning.com • Twitter - http://twitter.com/cpalit

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