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David Donnell

First Name: David

Last Name: Donnell

Biography (English): David Donnell was a Canadian poet and writer. Donnell moved to Toronto, Ontario in 1958 before publishing his first book. Poems (1961), During this period Donnell frequented the Bohemian Embassy, where Margaret Atwood, Gwendolyn MacEwen, Milton Acorn, and other poets established their reputations. In conjunction with John Robert Colombo, Donnell printed Atwood's first book Double Persephone (1961) Donnell Published The Blue Sky poems 1974-77 examining the relationships of his life from an oblique perspective, then Dangerous Crossings (1980) followed by A Poem About Poland. Donnell won the Canadian Comic Poet Award in 1981, and the 1983 Governor General's Award for English language poetry for his collection Settlements. Donnell continued publishing with Water Street days (1989) where he examines his past and his childhood; the poems are narrative confessions; and China blues (1992). Donnell's poetry offers perspectives about city life and the stresses and ironic staples of urban life. Donnell's poetry is known for its escalating fascination with prose fiction that becomes more dominant in the final sections of China Blues and Water Street Days, and becoming an important feature in his publishing of Dancing In The Dark (1996). David Donnell also received the Therafields Chapbook Award in 1986 and the City of Toronto Book Award in 1993.

Biography (French): David Donnell était un poète et écrivain canadien. Donnell a déménagé à Toronto, en Ontario, en 1958 avant de publier son premier livre. Poèmes (1961), Durant cette période, Donnell fréquenta l'ambassade de Bohême, où Margaret Atwood, Gwendolyn MacEwen, Milton Acorn et d'autres poètes établirent leur réputation. En collaboration avec John Robert Colombo, Donnell a imprimé le premier livre d'Atwood, Double Persephone (1961). Donnell a publié les poèmes du ciel bleu de 1974 à 1977, examinant les relations de sa vie dans une perspective oblique, puis Dangerous Crossings (1980), suivi de A Poem About Poland. Donnell a remporté le Canadian Comic Poet Award en 1981 et le Prix du Gouverneur général en 1983 pour la poésie de langue anglaise pour son recueil Settlements. Donnell a continué à publier avec Water Street Days (1989) où il examine son passé et son enfance ; les poèmes sont des confessions narratives ; et le blues chinois (1992). La poésie de Donnell offre des perspectives sur la vie urbaine et sur le stress et les éléments ironiques de la vie urbaine. La poésie de Donnell est connue pour sa fascination croissante pour la fiction en prose qui devient plus dominante dans les dernières sections de China Blues et Water Street Days, et devient un élément important de sa publication de Dancing In The Dark (1996). David Donnell a également reçu le Therafields Chapbook Award en 1986 et le City of Toronto Book Award en 1993.

Birth Year: 1939

Medium: critique text-based

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