Member Review
Canadian writers take so much for granted. Canada Council programs. Festivals and readings. Cheques arriving from the Public Lending Right Commission and Access Copyright. The Writers’ Trust of Canada Awards. Apparently, some of us believe that these things sprang unbidden from a naturally generous culture, and will always be with us. But they exist thanks mainly to the sustained creative efforts and constant vigilance of The Writers’ Union of Canada. We owe. We owe those who have gone before us, and we owe those who will come after.
Member Profile
Brian Henderson
Brian Henderson is the author of 11 collections of poetry, including The Alphamiricon, a deck of visual poem-cards originally published by UnderWhich now available on UbuWeb's visual poetry site: http://www.ubu.com/vp/Henderson.html. His latest volume is [OR] . Sharawadji (Brick, 2011), was a finalist for the Canadian Authors Association Award for Poetry. Nerve Language (Pedlar), was a finalist for the 2007 Governor General’s Award for Poetry. His work has appeared in a number of literary journals over the years and he was a founding editor of RUNE. He has a PhD in Canadian literature and has recently retired from the directorship of Wilfrid Laurier University Press which he brought to international attention. He lives with his wife, Charlene Winger, in Grey Highlands Ontario.
