Anne Compton

Anne Compton (born 1947) is a Canadian poet, critic, and anthologist.

Biography

Compton was born and raised in the farming community of Bangor, Prince Edward Island. She currently teaches literature and creative writing at the University of New Brunswick in Saint John.

Career and awards

Her first collection, "Opening the Island", was nominated for the "Margaret and John Savage First Book Award" and won the Atlantic Poetry Prize in 2002. [ [http://www.upei.ca/cgi-new/view.cgi?id=2967 UPEI ] ] Compton won again in 2006 the Atlantic Poetry Prize. It was awarded on April 28, 2006 during a ceremony in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia. [ [http://www.unb.ca/news/view.cgi?id=1012 Compton wins Atlantic Poetry Prize - May 1, 2006 - News@UNB ] ] She won the Governor General's Award for poetry in English in 2005 for her collection "Processional". [ [http://www.unbsj.ca/arts/english/jones/mt/archives/2005/11/anne_compton_wins_governor_gen.html scribblingwoman: Anne Compton wins Governor General's Award for Poetry ] ] [ [http://www.upei.ca/cgi-new/view.cgi?id=2967 UPEI ] ] Compton has also published criticism, including a book of interviews, "Meetings with Maritime Poets" (2006). [ [http://www.upei.ca/cgi-new/view.cgi?id=2834 UPEI ] ]

Compton is an assistant professor in University of New Brunswick Saint John’s Department of Humanities and Languages. [ [http://www.upei.ca/cgi-new/view.cgi?id=2834 UPEI ] ] She is also the Director of the Lorenzo Reading Series at the University of New Brunswick, and serves on the New Brunswick Arts Board. [ [http://www.upei.ca/cgi-new/view.cgi?id=2967 UPEI ] ]

Compton was a featured writer at the 2007 "Maritime Writers' Workshop & Literary Festival" in Fredericton, New Brunswick.

Publications

*"A.J.M. Smith: Canadian Metaphysical" (1994)
*"The Edge of Home: Milton Acorn from the Island" (editor, 2002)
*"Coastlines: The Poetry of Atlantic Canada" (co-editor, 2002)
*"Opening the Island" (2003)
*"Processional" (2005)
*"Meetings with Maritime Poets" (2006)
*"Asking Questions Indoors and Out" (2009)

elected anthologies

*"New Canadian Poetry" (Fitzhenry and Whiteside, 2000) [ [http://www.poets.ca/linktext/direct/compton.htm Who's ] ]
*"Landmarks: an Anthology of New Atlantic Poetry" (The Acorn Press, 2001)
*"Following the Plough: Recovering the Rural" (Black Moss Press, 2000)

References

External links

* [http://www.canadacouncil.ca/prizes/ggla/2005/ax127737683485224315.htm The 2005 Governor General's Literary Awards]
* [http://www.poets.ca/linktext/direct/compton.htm Anne Compton Biography]
* [http://www.upei.ca/cgi-new/view.cgi?id=2834 Anne Compton Wins Governor General Award in Poetry]