Sandra Ridley
Canadian poet
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Sandra Ridley is a Canadian poet.
Sandra Ridley | |
|---|---|
| Born | Saskatchewan, Canada |
| Occupation | poet |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Period | 2000s–present |
| Notable works | Silvija |
Life and career
Ridley was raised on a farm in Saskatchewan and studied at York University in Toronto.[1] She now lives in Ottawa, where she has taught at Carleton University.[2] She is the author of four books of poetry including Post-Apothecary (Pedlar Press, 2011), which was shortlisted for the Archibald Lampman Award and the ReLit Awards.[3]
Ridley's book Silvija (BookThug, 2016) was shortlisted for the Griffin Poetry Prize in 2017.[4][5]
In 2024, she won the Pat Lowther Award from the League of Canadian Poets for Vixen.[6] Vixen would also win the Archibald Lampman Award and Ottawa Book Award for best fiction in its category.[7]