About Jane Munro
Born 1943. Jane Munro is a Canadian poet, writer and teacher.
Jane Munro (born December 3, 1943) is a Canadian writer, poet and educator. She has published eight collections of poetry including Blue Sonoma, which won the 2015 Griffin Poetry Prize, a prose memoir "Open Every Window, 2020" and a chapbook of short prose pieces.
She belongs to the poetry collective Yoko's Dogs along with Susan Gillis, Jan Conn, and Mary di Michele. She taught creative writing in several Vancouver universities and has given readings across Canada, in the USA, England, Ireland, Italy, Egypt and India. Her most recent poetry collection is "False Creek, 2022".
Munro uses a blend of Eastern and Western styles in her compositions. She is a practitioner of Iyengar yoga and currently lives in Vancouver.
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Canadian poet
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Jane Munro was born on 3 December 1943 in North Vancouver.
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