Canadian poet, novelist and playwright
Marilyn Bowering (born April 13, 1949) is a Canadian poet ,[ 1] novelist and playwright . As well as several adventure novels and many books of poetry, Bowering has also scripted a number of dramatic works and a libretto.
Personal life
Bowering was born in Winnipeg , Manitoba , and grew up in Victoria , British Columbia . She studied English at the University of Victoria , and graduated with a Master of Arts degree.[ 2]
Bowering presently lives in Sooke , British Columbia; she is married and has one daughter.[ 3]
Career
In 1987, Bowering wrote a book of poetic monologues, titled Anyone Can See I Love You , which was later adapted as a radio drama.[ 4] Visible Worlds [ 5] [ 6]
In 2012, her book of poetry, Soul Mouth , was published.[ 7]
In 2013 Bowering worked with composer Gavin Bryars to create the libretto for a chamber opera, Marilyn Forever , about Marilyn Monroe.[ 8] [ 9]
Awards and honours
National Magazine Award for Poetry, Gold 1978
Nominated for the 1984 Governor General's Award (The Sunday Before Winter )
National Magazine Award for Poetry, Silver 1989
Long Poem Prize, The Malahat Review , 1994
Pat Lowther Award for poetry, 1997 (Autobiography )
Nominated for the 1997 Governor General's Award (Autobiography )
Nominated for the 1997 Dorothy Livesay Poetry Prize (Autobiography )
Ethel Wilson Fiction Prize , 1998 (Visible Worlds )Short-listed for the Orange Prize , 1999 (Visible Worlds )
Short-listed for the Dorothy Livesay Poetry Prize, 2004 (The Alchemy of Happiness )
Short-listed for the Ethel Wilson Fiction Prize 2007 (What It Takes to Be Human )
Publications
Novels
The Visitors Have All Returned - 1979To All Appearances a Lady - 1989Visible Worlds - 1997Cat's Pilgrimage - 2004What It Takes to Be Human - 2007
Poetry
The Liberation of Newfoundland - 1973One Who Became Lost - 1976The Killing Room - 1977The Book of Glass - 1978Sleeping With Lambs - 1980Giving Back Diamonds - 1982The Sunday Before Winter - 1984Grandfather was a Soldier - 1987Anyone Can See I Love You - 1987Calling All the World - 1989Love As It Is - 1993Autobiography - 1996Human Bodies: Collected Poems 1987-1999 - 1999The Alchemy of Happiness - 2003Green - 2007Soul Mouth - 2012Threshold - 2015
Other
Many Voices, An anthology of contemporary Canadian Indian Poetry , co-edited with D. Day. - 1977In Fine Form: The Canadian Book of Form Poetry , edited by Kate Braid and Sandy Shreve - 2005
Drama
Anyone Can See I Love You - 1988Hajimari-No-Hajimari, four myths of the Pacific Rim - 1986Temple of the Stars - 1996
Radio
Grandfather was a Soldier - 1983Anyone Can See I Love You - 1986Laika and Folchakov, a Journey in Time and Space - 1987A Cold Departure, the Liaison of George Sand and Frederic Chopin -1989
References
^ Reviewing Journal of Canadian Materials for Young People ^ Marilyn Bowering's entry in The Canadian Encyclopedia ^ "Thread of melancholy runs through Marilyn Monroe opera" .
Kevin Bazzana / Times Colonist , September 15, 2013^ "'Marilyn Forever' opera reveals composer Gavin Bryars' collaborative spirit" . Mike Boehm Los Angeles Times , Mar 13, 2015^ Nooy, Juliana De (2005-06-21). Twins in Contemporary Literature and Culture: Look Twice ISBN 978-0-230-28686-3 ^ Book Review Digest H. W. Wilson Company . 1999. p. 186.^ "Marilyn Bowering, Soul Mouth" . Malahat Review , Poetry Review by J. A. Weingarten^ "'Marilyn Forever' librettist Marilyn Bowering talks about the screen siren's romantic idealism." . Hollywood Reporter , 3/20/2015 by Jordan Riefe^ "Thread of melancholy runs through Marilyn Monroe opera" .
Kevin Bazzana / Times Colonist , September 15, 2013
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