About Michael Harris
Born 1944. Michael Harris is a Canadian translator and poet.
Michael Harris (born 1944 in Glasgow, Scotland) is a Canadian poet and translator. His book Circus was a shortlisted nominee for the Governor General's Award for English language poetry at the 2010 Governor General's Awards.
He has taught at McGill University, Concordia University and Dawson College.
Works
Poetry Poems from Ritual (1967) Text for Nausikaa (1970) Sparks (1976) Grace (1978) Miss Emily et la Mort (1985) In Transit (1985) New and Selected Poems (1992) Circus (2010) The Gamekeeper : Selected Poems 1976-2011 (2017)
Anthologies Ten Montreal Poets (1975) The Signal Anthology of Contemporary Canadian Poetry (1993)
Translations Veiled Countries/Lives: Poetry of Marie-Claire Blais (1984)
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Who is Michael Harris?
Canadian poet and translator, writer
When was Michael Harris born?
Michael Harris was born in 1944.
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Michael Harris is a translator and poet.
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Michael Harris is Canadian.
Sources & further reading
· DBpedia: Michael Harris (poet)
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