POLLOCK, James

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POLLOCK, James. (Sudbury, Ontario, Canada-- ). Born in Sudbury, Ontario but raised in Woodstock, Ontario, Canada, Pollock received his PhD from the University of Houston. In 2021 he was Professor of English and Creative Writing at LORAS COLLEGE, where he taught poetry writing, Shakespeare, Canadian literature, Greek and Latin classics in translation, and modern and contemporary American poetry. He lived with his wife and son in Madison, Wisconsin. (1)

His published works include: (2)

Anthologies:

Earth and Heaven: An Anthology of Myth Poetry (Fitzhenry & Whiteside, 2015)

Heart of the Order: Baseball Poems (Persea, 2014)

The Griffin Poetry Prize Anthology 2013 (House of Anansi Press, 2013)

Books:

Sailing to Babylon (Able Muse Press, 2012)

               Finalist for the Griffin Poetry Prize and the Governor General's Literary Award in Poetry, 
               runner-up for the Posner Poetry Book Award, and winner of an Outstanding Achievement Award 
               in Poetry from the Wisconsin Library Association

You Are Here: Essays on the Art of Poetry in Canada

               Finalist for the ForeWord Reviews Book of the Year Award for a collection of essays

The Essential Darryl Hine (editor)

               Finalist for the ForeWord Reviews Book of the Year Award for a collection of essays

Durable Goods (Véhicule Press/Signal Editions, TBA

The Next Wave: An Anthology of 21st Century Canadian Poetry

Journals (and some of the published work)

AGNI

Antigonish Review

    "Wind Turbine" and "Oscillating Fan"  Issue 201-202, October 2020

Canadian Literature Canadian Notes & Queries

     critical essays and reviews

Contemporary Verse 2

    "Iron" Winter 2020 issue

Contemporary Poetry Review

     critical essays and reviews

Dalhousie Review Del Sol Review Event

    "Shower" and "Toilet" TBA

Fiddlehead Hamilton Arts & Letters,

    "A Season in Hell: On The Chemical Life by Jim Johnstone, 16, Feb. 2019
               essat

Geist

    "Washing Machine" and "Refrigerator", Issue 115 (Winter 2020) in June 2000
    "Barometer, "Umbrella," Sprinkler," "Television," and "Flashlight" TBA

Grain Magazine Gulf Coast Literary Review of Canada

    critical essays and reviews

Magma Poetry

    "Goose Neck Lamp" Magma Poetry, Issue 77, July 2020
            Awarded the 1000 Editors' Prize   

Maisonneuve Magazine Painted Bride Quarterly

    "Ceiling Fan" and "Spectacles" Issue 100

Paris Review Plume

    "Dryer" TBA

Poet Lore Poetry Daily PRISM International Riddle Fence Southern Poetry Review Texas Review The Humber Literary Review

    "Mirror," "Faucet," "Coffee Grinder", Vol. 8, Issue 1 (Spring & Summer)

The Walrus

    "The Walrus," April, 2019 issue
    "Kettle" TBA
    "Crossing the Seine" April, 2019

Western Humanities Review

The winner of the 2021 Manchester Poetry Prize, the United Kingdom's biggest award for unpublished literary work, Pollock used five, eight-line poems about a lighter, scale, screw, sewing needle and a microphone as subjects as his submission. They were part of a larger collection of "thing poems" he has written about everyday objects with plans of including them in a book. (3)

In addition to his international readership, Pollock has been Finalist for the Griffin Poetry Prize, Finalist for the Governor General's Literary Award in Poetry, Runner-Up for the Posner Poetry Book Award, Winner of an Outstanding Achievement Award in Poetry from the Wisconsin Library Association, Winner of the Editors' Prize in the Magma Poetry Competition, Finalist for the ForeWord Reviews Book of the Year Award, Work-Study Scholarship in poetry at the Bread Loaf Writers' Conference, John Woods Scholarship in poetry at the Prague Summer Program at Charles University, Inprint Dissertation Fellowship, Stella Ehrhart Memorial Fellowship, C. Glenn Cambor/ Inprint Fellowship, Cullen Educational Trust Graduate Fellowship. (4)

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Source:

1. Poets & Writers 50 & Forward, Online: https://www.pw.org/directory/writers/james_pollock

2. James Pollock website. Online: https://www.jamespollock.org/

3. Hinga, Allie, "Loras Professor's Poetry Wins Acclaim," Telegraph Herald, March 7, 2021, p. 3A

3. Poets & Writers