Diana Brebner | |
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Born | May 20, 1956
Kingston, Ontario, Canada |
Died | April 29, 2001 | (aged 44)
Occupation | poet |
(Jennivien) Diana Brebner (May 20, 1956 – April 29, 2001) was a Canadian poet. [1] She was a recipient of the Archibald Lampman Award. [2]
Diana Brebner was the eldest daughter of Dutch immigrants and grew up in a suburb of Montreal, Quebec. She was educated at the University of Ottawa, the city she made her home for the remainder of her life. [3]
Brebner's first three collections of poetry were published by Hendrika Ruger on Netherlandic Press. [4] Her posthumous collection, The Ishtar Gate: Last and Selected Poems, was edited by Stephanie Bolster and published in 2005. [5] The Diana Brebner Prize is awarded annually by Arc magazine. [6] [7]
Brebner won the Gerald Lampert Award in 1991 for Radiant Life Forms, the Pat Lowther Award in 1994 for The Golden Lotus, the Archibald Lampman Award in 1997 for Flora & Fauna.
Diana Brebner | |
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Born | May 20, 1956
Kingston, Ontario, Canada |
Died | April 29, 2001 | (aged 44)
Occupation | poet |
(Jennivien) Diana Brebner (May 20, 1956 – April 29, 2001) was a Canadian poet. [1] She was a recipient of the Archibald Lampman Award. [2]
Diana Brebner was the eldest daughter of Dutch immigrants and grew up in a suburb of Montreal, Quebec. She was educated at the University of Ottawa, the city she made her home for the remainder of her life. [3]
Brebner's first three collections of poetry were published by Hendrika Ruger on Netherlandic Press. [4] Her posthumous collection, The Ishtar Gate: Last and Selected Poems, was edited by Stephanie Bolster and published in 2005. [5] The Diana Brebner Prize is awarded annually by Arc magazine. [6] [7]
Brebner won the Gerald Lampert Award in 1991 for Radiant Life Forms, the Pat Lowther Award in 1994 for The Golden Lotus, the Archibald Lampman Award in 1997 for Flora & Fauna.