Editing Claire Harris (poet)

{{short description|Canadian poet}}
{{about|the Trinidadian-Canadian poet|other people|Claire Harris (disambiguation)|the science fiction author|Clare Winger Harris}}
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'''Claire Harris''' (13 June 1937 – 5 February 2018<ref>{{cite web|title=Claire fought injustice with pen, typewriter|url=https://www.guardian.co.tt/life/claire-fought-injustice-with-pen-typewriter-6.2.609515.28ea1cad72|newspaper=[[Trinidad and Tobago Guardian]]|date=1 July 2018}}</ref>) was a Canadian poet.<ref>{{cite news|last=Punter|first=Jennie|title=Go ahead, read their lips Spoken-word soiree features 16 poets in the out-of-doors|url=https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/thestar/access/21209716.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Jul+13,+1995&author=By+Jennie+Punter+SPECIAL+TO+THE+STAR&pub=Toronto+Star&desc=Go+ahead,+read+their+lips+Spoken-word+soiree+features+16+poets+in+the+out-of-doors&pqatl=google|accessdate=24 January 2011|newspaper=[[Toronto Star]]|date=13 July 1995|archive-date=5 November 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121105102142/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/thestar/access/21209716.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Jul+13,+1995&author=By+Jennie+Punter+SPECIAL+TO+THE+STAR&pub=Toronto+Star&desc=Go+ahead,+read+their+lips+Spoken-word+soiree+features+16+poets+in+the+out-of-doors&pqatl=google|url-status=dead}}</ref> Harris was born [[Port of Spain]], [[Trinidad]] and lived in [[Calgary]], Alberta. Harris' numerous works explore themes such as mortality, the role and treatment of [[women of color]] in society, and the search for identity.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Claire Harris {{!}} The Canadian Encyclopedia |url=https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/claire-harris |access-date=2022-03-14 |website=thecanadianencyclopedia.ca}}</ref> Harris attended university in both [[Dublin]] and [[Jamaica]], earning a Bachelor of Arts in English and a post-graduate diploma.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Claire Harris {{!}} The Canadian Encyclopedia |url=https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/claire-harris |access-date=2022-03-14 |website=thecanadianencyclopedia.ca}}</ref> She immigrated to Canada in 1966, working as a high school English teacher before publishing her first poetry book in 1984.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Claire Harris {{!}} The Canadian Encyclopedia |url=https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/claire-harris |access-date=2022-03-14 |website=thecanadianencyclopedia.ca}}</ref> After this, Harris published six books, as well as co-authoring two more and editing another. Her work has earned her numerous awards; her 1992 collection, ''Drawing Down a Daughter'', was nominated for a [[1993 Governor General's Awards|Governor General's Award]].<ref>{{cite web|last1=Blumenthal|first1=Anna S.|title=Claire Harris|url=http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/claire-harris/|publisher=[[The Canadian Encyclopedia]]|accessdate=19 June 2015}}</ref> In Calgary, Harris got involved working as a poetry editor for [[Dandelion Magazine]] from 1981 to 1989. She had also spread psychological struggles and issues with women experienced by women of Color and women in general.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Harris, Claire {{!}} All Lit Up |url=https://alllitup.ca/contributors/H/Harris-Claire |access-date=2022-03-14 |website=alllitup.ca}}</ref>

==Bibliography==
* 1984 ''Fables from the Women's Quarters'' 
* 1984 ''Translation into Fiction'' 
* 1986 ''Travelling to Find a Remedy'' 
* 1989 ''The Conception of Winter'' 
* 1992 ''Drawing Down a Daughter''
* 1992 ''Kitchen Talk: An Anthology of Writings by Canadian Women'' (Editor with Edna Alford)
* 1995 ''Grammar of Dissent: Poetry and Prose'' (With [[Dionne Brand]] and [[M. NourbeSe Philip]])
* 1996 ''Dipped in Shadow'' 
* 1999 ''Demon Slayers'' ([[Collaborative writing|Co-Author]] with Paul Hollis) 
* 2000 ''She''
<ref>{{Cite web |title=Harris, Claire 1937– {{!}} Encyclopedia.com |url=https://www.encyclopedia.com/education/news-wires-white-papers-and-books/harris-claire-1937#B |access-date=2022-03-14 |website=encyclopedia.com}}</ref>

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[[Category:1937 births]]
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[[Category:20th-century Canadian poets]]
[[Category:Canadian women poets]]
[[Category:20th-century Canadian women writers]]
[[Category:Poets from Calgary]]
[[Category:Writers from Port of Spain]]


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