Patrick Lane

Patrick Lane was one of Canada's pre-eminent poets, winner of numerous awards, including the Governor General's Award for Poetry, the Canadian Authors Association Award, the Lieutenant Governor's Award for Literary Excellence and three National Magazine Awards. His distinguished career spanned more than fifty years. He wrote twenty-five volumes of poetry, as well as award-winning books of fiction and non-fiction including Red Dog, Red Dog ; There Is a Season ; and Deep River Night . He lived...See more

Patrick Lane was one of Canada's pre-eminent poets, winner of numerous awards, including the Governor General's Award for Poetry, the Canadian Authors Association Award, the Lieutenant Governor's Award for Literary Excellence and three National Magazine Awards. His distinguished career spanned more than fifty years. He wrote twenty-five volumes of poetry, as well as award-winning books of fiction and non-fiction including Red Dog, Red Dog ; There Is a Season ; and Deep River Night . He lived and travelled extensively around the world and his work has been published in a number of countries. He was writer in residence and teacher at Concordia University in Montreal, Quebec, the University of Victoria in British Columbia, and the University of Toronto in Ontario. Patrick Lane most recently lived near Victoria, BC, with his wife, the poet Lorna Crozier. He died in 2019. See less