The HRI will be hosting a special reading with Bert Almon.

Bert Almon teaches creative writing at the University of Alberta. He shares a poetry masterclass with Nobel Laureate Derek Walcott every fall. He has published ten collections of poetry and has been a Hawthorne Fellow in Poetry. His awards include: two Stephan G. Stephansson Prizes for Poetry from the Writers’ Guild of Alberta; the City of Edmonton Book Prize in 2008; and a Citation in Arts and Culture in the City of Edmonton Salute to Excellence Awards. His latest poetry collection is Waiting for the Gulf Stream.

Date: October 4, 2011

Time: 7:00pm

Location: Ad-Hum 348

Reception to follow. All welcome!!

Bert Almon: Selected Bibliography:

Waiting for the Gulf Stream (Hagios Press, 2011)

A Ghost in Waterloo Station (Brindle and Glass, 2007)

Awarded: Stephan G. Stephansson Prize for Poetry (2008)

City of Edmonton Book Prize (2008)

Citation in Arts and Culture in the City of Edmonton Salute to Excellence Awards

Mind the Gap (Ekstasis Editions, 1996)

Earth Prime (Brick Books, 1994)

Awarded: Stephan G. Stephansson Prize for Poetry (1995)

Calling Texas (Thistledown Press, 1990)