Garry Thomas Morse
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Garry Thomas Morse | |
|---|---|
| Occupation | poet |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Period | 2000s–present |
| Notable works | Discovery Passages, Prairie Harbour |
Garry Thomas Morse is a Canadian poet and novelist.[1] He is a two-time nominee for the Governor General's Award for English-language poetry, at the 2011 Governor General's Awards for Discovery Passages[2] and at the 2016 Governor General's Awards for Prairie Harbour,[3] and a two-time ReLit Award nominee for his fiction works Minor Episodes / Major Ruckus in 2013 and Rogue Cells / Carbon Harbour in 2014.[4]
He is of Kwakwaka'wakw descent, and Discovery Passages centred on the historical banning of the traditional Kwakwaka'wakw potlatch and its cultural and social impact on the First Nation.[5]
He has worked as an editor for Talonbooks and Signature Editions.[6] Originally from British Columbia,[7] he is currently based in Winnipeg.[4]
Morse was selected as Saskatoon Public Library's Writer in Residence for 2023/24.
