Arleen Lyda Paré (born 1946)[1] is a Canadian writer. She has published three collections of poetry and two novels to date.
Arleen Paré | |
|---|---|
| Born | Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| Occupation | poet |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Period | 2000s-present |
| Notable works | Paper Trail, Lake of Two Mountains |
Originally from Montreal, Quebec,[2] Paré was educated in social work and adult education, and worked in social services in Vancouver, British Columbia for much of her professional career.[3] She later left her social services job to study creative writing at the University of Victoria.[4]
Her first book, Paper Trail, was published in 2007. A blend of poetry and prose about a businesswoman finding herself stifled by the weight of corporate bureaucracy,[3] the book was a shortlisted nominee for the Dorothy Livesay Poetry Prize in 2008,[5] and won that year's City of Victoria Butler Book Award.[6] She followed up with the novel Leaving Now in 2012.[7]
Her 2014 poetry collection Lake of Two Mountains won the Governor General's Award for English-language poetry at the 2014 Governor General's Awards.[8]
A lesbian,[9] she once served on the board of Plenitude magazine.
Works
edit- Paper Trail (2007, ISBN 978-1897126134)
- Leaving Now (2012, ISBN 978-1894759748)
- Lake of Two Mountains (2014, ISBN 978-1926829876)
- He Leaves His Face in the Funeral Car (2015, ISBN 978-1927575925)
- The Girls with Stone Faces (2017, ISBN 978-1771314640)
- Earle Street (2020, ISBN 978-1772012507)
- First (2021, ISBN 978-1771315425)
- Time Out of Time (2022, ISBN 978-1773860794)
References
edit- ^ "Paré, Arleen, 1946-". viaf.org. Retrieved 5 December 2018.
- ^ "Poetry to warm the wintry soul; Writer's lifelong journey is all about learning". Times Colonist, December 27, 2008.
- ^ a b "Who says bureaucrat's life is a waste of time?; Arleen Pare used her experience to produce a prizewinning book". Victoria Times-Colonist, November 30, 2008.
- ^ "Brick Books Coast to Coast: An Interview with Arleen Paré". Open Book Toronto, April 2, 2014.
- ^ "Writers with Island ties dominate list of nominees; Winners to be announced at gala on April 26". Victoria Times-Colonist, March 7, 2008.
- ^ "Tale of paper trail a winner". Victoria Times-Colonist, October 16, 2008.
- ^ ""Leaving Now" by Arleen Pare". All Points West (CBCV-FM), August 13, 2012.
- ^ "Thomas King wins Governor General's award for fiction". The Globe and Mail, November 18, 2014.
- ^ "Arleen Paré on Fact, Fiction, and her new book, Leaving Now". Plenitude, 2012.