Sandra Ridley
BornSaskatchewan, Canada
Occupationpoet
NationalityCanadian
Period2000s–present
Notable worksSilvija

Sandra Ridley is a Canadian poet.

Life and career

Ridley was raised on a farm in Saskatchewan and studied at York University in Toronto.[1] She now lives in Ottawa, where she has taught at Carleton University.[2] She is the author of four books of poetry including Post-Apothecary (Pedlar Press, 2011), which was shortlisted for the Archibald Lampman Award and the ReLit Awards.[3]

Ridley's most recent book, Silvija (BookThug, 2016), was shortlisted for the Griffin Poetry Prize in 2017.[4][5]

Works

Poetry

References

  1. ↑ "Ottawa poet nominated for Griffin prize searching for new inspiration". Retrieved 31 May 2017.
  2. ↑ "VERSeFest Spotlight: An Interview with Kitchissippi poet Sandra Ridley". 16 March 2017. Retrieved 31 May 2017.
  3. ↑ "Sandra Ridley – The Counting House (an interview)". Retrieved 31 May 2017.
  4. ↑ "Meet the finalists for the Griffin Poetry Prize". The Globe and Mail. 11 April 2017. Retrieved 31 May 2017.
  5. ↑ "Griffin Prize finalist Sandra Ridley". Retrieved 31 May 2017.
  6. ↑ "Sandra Ridley". griffinpoetryprize. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
  7. ↑ Goyette, Sue (2017). The 2017 Griffin Poetry Prize Anthology: A Selection of the Shortlist The Griffin Poetry Prize Anthology. House of Anansi. ISBN 978-1487002336.
  8. ↑ Goyette, Sue (2017). The 2017 Griffin Poetry Prize Anthology: A Selection of the Shortlist The Griffin Poetry Prize Anthology. House of Anansi. ISBN 978-1487002336.
  9. ↑ "Sandra Ridley". griffinpoetryprize. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
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