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http://www.mississauga.com/what's%20on/article/1247678--p-k-page-to-be-celebrated

P.K. Page to be celebrated

Supplied photoWEB-E- PK Page.jpgThe accomplishments of poet P.K. Page, who died at age 93, will be celebrated on Dec. 4,at Courtneypark Library.12The extraordinary accomplishments of one of Canada's most prolific and compelling poets will be celebrated in Mississauga on Dec. 4.
P.K. Page, who died at age 93 last Jan. 14, published more than 30 books over a career that saw her win a Governor General's Award for poetry in 1954 and vie for the Griffin Poetry Prize for her last collection of work, published when she was 91.
"She was still at the top of Canadian poetry 55 years after she won her GG's award," said Richard Greene, the University of Toronto Mississauga (UTM) English professor who himself won the Governor General's award in 2010. "She had a long and glorious career and we're going to have a good tribute to her."
Greene will be the featured poet at the event, being held at Courtneypark Library from 2-4 p.m. Nine other Canadian poets will each read one of Page's poems, talk about her influence on them and then read some of their own works.
The event is being organized by Mississauga poet Anna Yin, on behalf of the League of Canadian Poets. The League is holding 10 readings across the country to support the P.K. Page Trust Fund, established to keep her memory alive and support the culture of poetry in Canada.
The poets, who also include Mississaugans Cheryl Xavier and Zohra Zoberi, will donate their fees to the trust fund. Also reading will be Elana Wolff, Laura Lush, Honey Novick, Allan Briesmaster, Joice Andrew and Ann Elizabeth Carson.
"P.K. Page was a great mentor to many poets," said Yin, who works at GE Canada in Mississauga and has written a poem in tribute to Page that she'll share at the event.
Her poems read in other languages as well, with Yin reading in Chinese and other poems in Urdu, Italian and Hebrew, as befits any event being held in multicultural Missisauga, says Yin.
The poet was actually not familiar with Page's work before she took on the project. But Yin has immersed herself in Page's work since; she finds it charming. She especially enjoys Page's tendency to quote other poet's lines, "and then develop them through a dialogue."
Greene, who's been at UTM since 1995, says Page was undervalued for many years because she was out of the country frequently with her diplomat husband, she was a woman and she wrote in a very contemplative style.
"Her poetry is more about serenity than shouting and it takes a little while to truly appreciate," said Greene, a native of Newfoundland.
Page's work is particularly instructive for young writers, he feels.
"I think she is the kind of poet you can really learn from," said Greene. "The way she writes is clean, methodical and pure."
There's no admission for the reading, but donations are welcome.
[email protected]
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Anna Yin

《爱的灯塔-星子安娜双语诗选》
<Nightlights> <Seven Nights with the Chinese Zodiac> ...

http://annapoetry.com

[[星子安娜]]

http://www.mississauga.com/what's%20on/article/1247678--p-k-page-to-be-celebrated

P.K. Page to be celebrated

Supplied photoWEB-E- PK Page.jpgThe accomplishments of poet P.K. Page, who died at age 93, will be celebrated on Dec. 4,at Courtneypark Library.12The extraordinary accomplishments of one of Canada's most prolific and compelling poets will be celebrated in Mississauga on Dec. 4.
P.K. Page, who died at age 93 last Jan. 14, published more than 30 books over a career that saw her win a Governor General's Award for poetry in 1954 and vie for the Griffin Poetry Prize for her last collection of work, published when she was 91.
"She was still at the top of Canadian poetry 55 years after she won her GG's award," said Richard Greene, the University of Toronto Mississauga (UTM) English professor who himself won the Governor General's award in 2010. "She had a long and glorious career and we're going to have a good tribute to her."
Greene will be the featured poet at the event, being held at Courtneypark Library from 2-4 p.m. Nine other Canadian poets will each read one of Page's poems, talk about her influence on them and then read some of their own works.
The event is being organized by Mississauga poet Anna Yin, on behalf of the League of Canadian Poets. The League is holding 10 readings across the country to support the P.K. Page Trust Fund, established to keep her memory alive and support the culture of poetry in Canada.
The poets, who also include Mississaugans Cheryl Xavier and Zohra Zoberi, will donate their fees to the trust fund. Also reading will be Elana Wolff, Laura Lush, Honey Novick, Allan Briesmaster, Joice Andrew and Ann Elizabeth Carson.
"P.K. Page was a great mentor to many poets," said Yin, who works at GE Canada in Mississauga and has written a poem in tribute to Page that she'll share at the event.
Her poems read in other languages as well, with Yin reading in Chinese and other poems in Urdu, Italian and Hebrew, as befits any event being held in multicultural Missisauga, says Yin.
The poet was actually not familiar with Page's work before she took on the project. But Yin has immersed herself in Page's work since; she finds it charming. She especially enjoys Page's tendency to quote other poet's lines, "and then develop them through a dialogue."
Greene, who's been at UTM since 1995, says Page was undervalued for many years because she was out of the country frequently with her diplomat husband, she was a woman and she wrote in a very contemplative style.
"Her poetry is more about serenity than shouting and it takes a little while to truly appreciate," said Greene, a native of Newfoundland.
Page's work is particularly instructive for young writers, he feels.
"I think she is the kind of poet you can really learn from," said Greene. "The way she writes is clean, methodical and pure."
There's no admission for the reading, but donations are welcome.
[email protected]
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Anna Yin

《爱的灯塔-星子安娜双语诗选》
<Nightlights> <Seven Nights with the Chinese Zodiac> ...

http://annapoetry.com

[anna]

just want to remind the correct date and time for the event

Date: Sunday, Dec 4, 2011 Time: 2:00pm – 4:00pm
Place: Courtneypark Branch/ Mississauga Library.
730 Courtneypark Dr. W. Mississauga, ON L5W 1L9


---Since the newpaper put a wrong date there...​
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Anna Yin

《爱的灯塔-星子安娜双语诗选》
<Nightlights> <Seven Nights with the Chinese Zodiac> ...

http://annapoetry.com

[[星子安娜]]

just want to remind the correct date and time for the event

Date: Sunday, Dec 4, 2011 Time: 2:00pm – 4:00pm
Place: Courtneypark Branch/ Mississauga Library.
730 Courtneypark Dr. W. Mississauga, ON L5W 1L9


---Since the newpaper put a wrong date there...​
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Anna Yin

《爱的灯塔-星子安娜双语诗选》
<Nightlights> <Seven Nights with the Chinese Zodiac> ...

http://annapoetry.com

[anna]

Some photos from the event

http://www.annapoetry.com/?p=1986
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Anna Yin

《爱的灯塔-星子安娜双语诗选》
<Nightlights> <Seven Nights with the Chinese Zodiac> ...

http://annapoetry.com

[[星子安娜]]

Some photos from the event

http://www.annapoetry.com/?p=1986
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Anna Yin

《爱的灯塔-星子安娜双语诗选》
<Nightlights> <Seven Nights with the Chinese Zodiac> ...

http://annapoetry.com