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Ken Norris

Ken Norris was born in New York City in 1951. He emigrated to Canada in the early seventies, where he quickly became one of Montreal's infamous Vehicule Poets. He became a Canadian citizen in 1985. Norris teaches Canadian Literature and Creative Writing at the University of Maine. He currently divides his time between Canada and Maine.





SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY

 
  • Vegetables - Vehicule Press, 1975

  • The Perfect Accident - Vehicule Press, 1978

  • Autokinesis - Cross Country Press 1979

  • To Sleep, To Love - Guernica Editions, 1982

  • Whirlwinds - Guernica Editions, 1983

  • The Better Part of Heaven - Coach House Press, 1984

  • Islands - Quarry Press, 1986

  • Report on the Second Half of the Twentieth Century: Books 1-4 - Guernica Editions, 1988

  • In the House of No - Quarry Press, 1991

  • Alphabet of Desire - ECW Press, 1991

  • Report on the Second Half of the Twentieth Century: Books 8-11 - The Muses’ Company, 1992

  • Full Sun: Selected Poems - The Muses’ Company, 1993

  • The Music - ECW Press, 1995

  • Odes - Coach House Books, 1997

  • Limbo Road - Talonbooks, 1998

  • Report On The Second Half of The Twentieth Century: Books 12-15 - The Muses’ Company, 2000

  • Songs For Isabella - above/ground press, 2000

  • Hotel Montreal: New/Selected Poems - Talonbooks, 2001

  • The Way Life Should Be - Wolsak and Wynn, 2002

  • Fifty - Talonbooks, 2003

  • Report On The Second Half of the Twentieth Century: Books 16-22 - The Muses’ Company, 2005

  • Dominican Moon - Talonbooks, 2005

  • Going Home - Talonbooks, 2007

  • Asian Skies - Talonbooks, 2010

  • Floating Up To Zero - Talonbooks 2011​

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