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Elizabeth Glenn-Copeland
I am an artist/activist who writes poetry, plays, short stories and longer works of fiction. My novella, JAZZ, won the 2014 Ken Klonksy Novella Prize and was shortlisted for the 2015 ReLit Award. JAZZ is available through Quattro Books (Toronto, ON). My short stories, poems and personal essays have been published in Forge Journal, The Furious Gazelle, Circa - A Journal of Historical Fiction and What Rough Beast, to name a few. An excerpt from my novel, "Traeh Gnul - Miranda's Journey from the Great Forest" won the 2014 Writers Federation of New Brunswick Young Adult Fiction Award. In 2017, with the support of Mount Allison University, I wrote, directed and produced the spoken-word play, "Bearing Witness". I served as the 2018 Writer-in-Residence at Joggins Fossil Cliffs (N.S.) and as part of this residency, a narrative eco-poem evolved which will be published by Chapel Street Editions (Woodstock, N.B.) with a planned launch on Sept. 29, 2019 at the Motyer-Fancy Theatre at Mount Allison University. The work is entitled, "Daring to Hope at the Cliff's Edge". Here are some advance reviews.
Daring to Hope at the Cliff ’s Edge ...is ...timeless and timely, ancestral and modern, serious and whimsical. Be prepared for a journey of the moral imagination, an invitation into a council of all beings, and a unique experience that will leave you inspired, moved, and daring to hope.
— Della Duncan, Ecological Economist Work that Reconnects Facilitator
Joggins Fossil Cliffs on the Bay of Fundy is the important geological focus for this engaging poetic meditation on our endangered earth. In Elizabeth Glenn-Copeland’s lyrical treatment myth, Indigenous lore, geological science, song, storytelling, current events, and even pop culture intermingle in an impassioned search for understanding and for hope.
— Glen Sorestad, First Poet Laureate of Saskatchewan
As a cultural geographer specializing in the field of Education for Sustainable Development, I have witnessed the pivotal role the arts play in providing a holistic framework through which we can process our collective fears of the future. In this powerful narrative poem, Elizabeth takes us to the cliff ’s edge of these fears, and using pathos, humour and her unique wit, provides us with a personal model for resilient action.
— Dr. Michael Fox Professor of Geography & Environment Mount Allison University
One of my great joys comes from facilitating creative process. In 2016, I presented creative writing workshops at the Knowlton Literary Festival (Knowlton, QC) and at the San Miguel Writers Conference (San Miguel de Allende, Mexico). In 2017, I facilitated the Earth Warriors Theatre Project, working collaboratively with a group of middle school students to write and mount a play called "Don't sit this one out" (title based on a quote by Carl Sagan). I have worked as an arts educator in school and community settings for the past thirty years and since 2013 have toured N.B. as part of the Writers in the Schools program (Writers Federation of New Brunswick).
I currently live in Sackville, N.B. with my composer husband, Beverly Glenn-Copeland and two cats. In my spare time, I love to garden, read, walk in the woods and drink earl grey tea, not necessarily in that order.
