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Lynn Davies

b. 1954

Canadian poet

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About Lynn Davies

Born 1954. Lynn Davies is a Canadian writer and poet.

Lynn Davies (born 1954) is a Canadian poet. She is most noted for her poetry collection The Bridge that Carries the Road, which was shortlisted for the Governor General's Award for English-language poetry at the 1999 Governor General's Awards and for the Gerald Lampert Award in 2000.

Born in Moncton, New Brunswick, and raised in Newcastle, Davies travelled abroad for two years after high school and then wrote a weekly travel column for a New Brunswick-based magazine before attending the University of King's College. She followed up with the collections Where Sound Pools in 2005, and how the gods pour tea in 2013.

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1954, Moncton
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Who is Lynn Davies?

Canadian poet

When was Lynn Davies born?

Lynn Davies was born in 1954 in Moncton.

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Lynn Davies is a writer and poet.

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Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Lynn Davies

· Wikidata: Q106172322

· DBpedia: Lynn Davies (poet)

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