Bren Simmers
Born1976
Vancouver, British Columbia
CitizenshipCanada

Bren Simmers is a Canadian poet and writer. She is the author of three collections of poetry, Night Gears (Wolsak and Wynn 2010),[1] Hastings-Sunrise (Nightwood Editions 2015),[2] and If, When (Gaspereau Press 2021).[3] She is also the author of Pivot Point (Gaspereau Press 2019),[4] a lyrical account of a nine-day wilderness canoe trip through the Bowron Lakes canoe circuit in British Columbia.

Born in Vancouver, she studied writing at the University of Victoria and has a Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing from the University of British Columbia. She is the winner of 2022 CBC Poetry Prize[5] for Spell World Backwards, a collection of poems inspired by how Alzheimer's affects language. Her book Hastings-Sunrise was a finalist for the 2015 City of Vancouver Book Award.[6] She is also the winner of an Arc Poetry Magazine Poem of the Year Award,[7] a finalist for The Malahat Review Long Poem Prize,[8] and was a finalist for the 2006 Bronwen Wallace Memorial Award. She lives on Prince Edward Island.

Bibliography

  • Night Gears, Wolsak and Wynn, October 2010, ISBN 978-1-894987-49-3
  • Hastings-Sunrise, Nightwood Editions, March 2015, ISBN 978-0-88971-310-9
  • Pivot Point, Gaspereau Press, October 2019, ISBN 978-1-55447-200-0
  • If, When, Gaspereau Press, 2021, ISBN 978-1-55447-227-7

References

  1. ↑ Bren Simmers' debut collection of poetry with Wolsak and Wynn Archived July 6, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  2. ↑ Hastings-Sunrise named one of 15 poetry books to watch for in 2015
  3. ↑ Annick MacAskill Reviews Bren Simmers Work of Labour and Inheritance. Atlantic Books, August 11, 2021.
  4. ↑ Pivot Variations: A Review by Lynn Davies of Bren Simmers' "Pivot Point". The Fiddlehead, October 8, 2021.
  5. ↑ P.E.I. writer Bren Simmers wins 2022 CBC Poetry Prize for work inspired by how Alzheimer's affects language. CBC Books, November 24, 2022.
  6. ↑ 2015 City of Vancouver Book Award Finalists Announced, BC Alliance for Arts + Culture, October 13, 2015.
  7. ↑ Poem of the Year Winners Announced. Arc Poetry Magazine, September 16, 2006.
  8. ↑ 2011 Long Poem Prize Winners, The Malahat Review.
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