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'''Sandy Shreve''' is a Canadian poet living on Pender Island, British Columbia.<ref>For more information visit Sandy Shreve's official website: http://www.shreve.shawwebspace.ca</ref> Shreve has published five poetry collections, most recently ''Waiting for the Albatross''.<ref>[http://www.oolichan.com/ Oolichan Books]</ref> Recent work has appeared in her chapbooks, ''Cedar Cottage Suite''<ref>[http://www.leafpress.ca/gesture/gesture%20chapbooks.htm Leaf Press]</ref> and ''Level Crossing''.<ref>[http://www3.telus.net/dzieroth/alfredgustav.html Alfred Gustav Press]</ref> Her work is widely anthologized and has won or been shortlisted for a variety of awards. She co-edited, with Kate Braid, the anthology ''In Fine Form – The Canadian Book of Form Poetry'' (Polestar, 2005, now available from Caitlin Press; second edition forthcoming in fall 2016)<ref>[http://caitlin-press.com/, Caitlin Press]</ref>, edited ''Working For A Living'', a collection of poems and stories by women about their work (Room of One’s Own, 1988)<ref>''[[Room (magazine)|Room of One's Own]]''</ref> and founded BC’s "Poetry in Transit" program, which has been displaying [[British Columbia|BC]] poetry in [[SkyTrain (Vancouver)|SkyTrain]] cars and buses across the province since 1996.<ref>[http://www.books.bc.ca/poetry.php], Association of Book Publishers of BC </ref> She was born in Quebec and raised in Sackville, New Brunswick.
'''Sandy Shreve''' is a Canadian poet, editor and visual artist living on [[Pender Island]], [[British Columbia]].<ref>http://www.sandyshreve.ca</ref>

==Biography==
Raised in [[New Brunswick]], Shreve moved to Pender Island after spending some 40 years in [[Vancouver]], British Columbia. Since that move, she has focused on [[visual arts]], and exhibited her photos and paintings in a variety of exhibits on Pender and on [[Vancouver Island]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Shreve |first1=Sandy |url=https://sandyshreve.ca/visual-art/artist-statement/ |title=Artist's Statement |website=Sandy Shreve, Poet, Editor, Visual Artist |publisher=Wordpress |accessdate=June 23, 2020}}</ref>

Shreve has written, edited and/or co-edited eight books and two [[chapbook]]s. Her latest poetry collection is ''Waiting for the Albatross''. Recent work has appeared in her chapbooks, ''Cedar Cottage Suite'' and ''Level Crossing''. Her work is widely anthologized and has won or been shortlisted for several awards, including the Earle Birney Prize (for "Elles", published in ''Prism Magazine'', 2000) and the Milton Acorn Peoples Poetry Award (for ''Belonging'', Sono Nis Press, 1997).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://bcbooklook.com/2015/11/24/22-sandy-shreve/ |title=#22 Sandy Shreve {{!}} BC Booklook |website=bcbooklook.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160603045841/http://bcbooklook.com/2015/11/24/22-sandy-shreve/ |archive-date=2016-06-03}}</ref> She co-edited, with Kate Braid, the anthology ''In Fine Form – The Canadian Book of Form Poetry'' (2005) and ''In Fine Form, 2nd edition - A Contemporary Look and Canadian Form Poetry''(2016); edited ''Working For A Living'', a collection of poems and stories by women about their work (Room of One’s Own, 1988)<ref>''[[Room (magazine)|Room of One's Own]]''</ref> and founded BC’s "Poetry in Transit" program, which has been displaying [[British Columbia|BC]] poetry in [[SkyTrain (Vancouver)|SkyTrain]] cars and buses across the province since 1996.<ref>http://www.abcbookworld.com/view_author.php?id=1388 Literary Landmark - Poetry</ref>


==Bibliography==
==Bibliography==
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*''The Speed of The Wheel Is Up to the Potter'' (Quarry Press, 1990)
*''The Speed of The Wheel Is Up to the Potter'' (Quarry Press, 1990)
*''Bewildered Rituals'' (Polestar Book Publishers, 1992)
*''Bewildered Rituals'' (Polestar Book Publishers, 1992)
*''Belonging'' ([http://www.sononis.com/authors.stm Sono Nis Press], 1997)
*''Belonging'' (Sono Nis Press, 1997)
*''In Fine Form – The Canadian Book of Form Poetry'' (Polestar Book Publishers, 2005; now available from [http://caitlin-press.com/ Caitlin Press]) (as editor with [[Kate Braid]])
*''In Fine Form – The Canadian Book of Form Poetry'' (Polestar Book Publishers, 2005; now available from Caitlin Press<ref>http://caitlin-press.com/</ref>) (co-edited with [[Kate Braid]])
*''Suddenly, So Much'', ([http://www.exileeditions.com/ Exile Editions], 2005)
*''Suddenly, So Much'', (Exile Editions, 2005)
*''Cedar Cottage Suite'', (, 2010)
*''Cedar Cottage Suite'', (Leaf Press, 2010)
*''Level Crossing'', ([http://www3.telus.net/dzieroth/alfredgustav.html Alfred Gustav Press], Fall 2012)
*''Level Crossing'', (Alfred Gustav Press, Fall 2012)
*''Waiting for the Albatross'', ([http://www.oolichan.com/ Oolichan Books], 2015
*''Waiting for the Albatross'', (Oolichan Books, 2015)
*''In Fine Form, 2nd edition - A Contemporary Look at Canadian Form Poetry'' (Caitlin Preess,<ref>http://caitlin-press.com/</ref> 2016) (co-edited with [[Kate Braid]])


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
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* [https://canpoetry.library.utoronto.ca/shreve/index.htm Canadian Poetry Online (University of Toronto)]
* [http://shreve.shawwebspace.ca Sandy Shreve's official site]
* [http://sandyshreve.ca Sandy Shreve's official site]
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* [http://www.library.utoronto.ca/canpoetry/shreve/index.htm Canadian Poetry Online]
* [http://www.vancouververse.ca/guest_shreve.html Vancouver Verse]
* [http://www.vancouververse.ca/guest_shreve.html Vancouver Verse]
* [http://www.abcbookworld.com/view_essay.php?id=101 ABC BookWorld, BC Literary History]
* [http://canlit.ca/canlitpoets/poets/sandy_shreve CanLit Poets]


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Sandy Shreve is a Canadian poet, editor and visual artist living on Pender Island, British Columbia.[1]

Biography

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Raised in New Brunswick, Shreve moved to Pender Island after spending some 40 years in Vancouver, British Columbia. Since that move, she has focused on visual arts, and exhibited her photos and paintings in a variety of exhibits on Pender and on Vancouver Island.[2]

Shreve has written, edited and/or co-edited eight books and two chapbooks. Her latest poetry collection is Waiting for the Albatross. Recent work has appeared in her chapbooks, Cedar Cottage Suite and Level Crossing. Her work is widely anthologized and has won or been shortlisted for several awards, including the Earle Birney Prize (for "Elles", published in Prism Magazine, 2000) and the Milton Acorn Peoples Poetry Award (for Belonging, Sono Nis Press, 1997).[3] She co-edited, with Kate Braid, the anthology In Fine Form – The Canadian Book of Form Poetry (2005) and In Fine Form, 2nd edition - A Contemporary Look and Canadian Form Poetry(2016); edited Working For A Living, a collection of poems and stories by women about their work (Room of One’s Own, 1988)[4] and founded BC’s "Poetry in Transit" program, which has been displaying BC poetry in SkyTrain cars and buses across the province since 1996.[5]

Bibliography

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  • Working For a Living, published as a special double issue of Room of One's Own (vol. 12 #s 2 & 3, 1988, 208 pp) (as editor)
  • The Speed of The Wheel Is Up to the Potter (Quarry Press, 1990)
  • Bewildered Rituals (Polestar Book Publishers, 1992)
  • Belonging (Sono Nis Press, 1997)
  • In Fine Form – The Canadian Book of Form Poetry (Polestar Book Publishers, 2005; now available from Caitlin Press[6]) (co-edited with Kate Braid)
  • Suddenly, So Much, (Exile Editions, 2005)
  • Cedar Cottage Suite, (Leaf Press, 2010)
  • Level Crossing, (Alfred Gustav Press, Fall 2012)
  • Waiting for the Albatross, (Oolichan Books, 2015)
  • In Fine Form, 2nd edition - A Contemporary Look at Canadian Form Poetry (Caitlin Preess,[7] 2016) (co-edited with Kate Braid)

References

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  1. ^ http://www.sandyshreve.ca
  2. ^ Shreve, Sandy. "Artist's Statement". Sandy Shreve, Poet, Editor, Visual Artist. Wordpress. Retrieved June 23, 2020.
  3. ^ "#22 Sandy Shreve | BC Booklook". bcbooklook.com. Archived from the original on 2016-06-03.
  4. ^ Room of One's Own
  5. ^ http://www.abcbookworld.com/view_author.php?id=1388 Literary Landmark - Poetry
  6. ^ http://caitlin-press.com/
  7. ^ http://caitlin-press.com/
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