Christopher Levenson

Christopher Levenson
Christopher Levenson
Born	February 13, 1934 (age 92); London, England
Education	Cambridge University; University of Iowa;
Occupation	Poet

Christopher Levenson (born February 13, 1934, in London, England) is a Canadian poet.

Life

Levenson was educated at Harrow County Grammar School for Boys and Downing College, Cambridge, where he read English under F.R.Leavis. He later received a further degree from the University of Iowa.

Levenson lived in the Netherlands and Germany, before moving in 1968 to Ottawa, Canada, where he taught English at Carleton University from 1968 to 1999. He became a Canadian citizen in 1973. He was co-founder, and first editor of Arc Poetry Magazine. , and taught for many years at Carleton University.

His work appeared in The Antigonish Review, among other journals, and he is a member of the Writers' Union of Canada.

Awards

1960 Eric Gregory Award
1987 Archibald Lampman Award

Works

Poetry

Cairns. Chatto & Windus; Hogarth Press. 1969. ISBN 978-0-7011-1486-2.
Stills. (Chatto & Windus, London, 1972).
Into the Open. Golden Dog Press. 1977. ISBN 978-0-919614-23-9.
The Journey Back. Sesame Press. 1978. ISBN 978-0-920580-00-4.
Arriving at Night. Mosaic Press. 1986. ISBN 978-0-88962-341-5.
The Return. Mandeville Press, England. 1986. ISBN 978-0-904533-96-5.
Half Truths. (Wolsak and Wynn, 1990).
Duplicities: New and Selected Poems. Mosaic Press. 1992. ISBN 978-0-88962-527-3.
The Bridge. BuschekBooks. 2000. ISBN 978-1-894543-02-6.
Local Time. Stone Flower Press. 2006. ISBN 978-0-9737607-2-9.
Night Vision. Quattro Books. 2014. ISBN 978-1927443-58-3.

Translations

Light of the World: An Anthology of Seventeenth Century Dutch Religious and Occasional Poetry. Netherlandic Press. 1982. ISBN 978-0-919417-04-5.
Seeking Love's Solace (Aliquando Press, 1982).

Editor

Carol Shields (1992). Coming to Canada. McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP. ISBN 978-0-88629-187-7.
Christopher Levenson, George Johnston, ed. (1974). Carleton University Student Poetry 1973-74. Carleton University.
Reconcilable Differences: The Changing Face of Poetry by Canadian Men Since 1970. (Bayeux Arts, 1994)

References

↑ "Cambridge University Tripos Results", The Times, 21 June 1956, p. 4.
↑ Levenson
↑ "::Arc Poetry::Log Entries::Arc Poetry Magazine Turns 30::". Archived from the original on 2008-12-11. Retrieved 2009-07-10.
↑ "Who's". Archived from the original on 2001-03-05. Retrieved 2009-07-10.
↑ "Contributors the Antigonish Review Issue Nr. 126". Archived from the original on 2009-12-21. Retrieved 2009-07-10.
↑ "The Writers' Union of Canada - Christopher Levenson". Archived from the original on 2011-06-16. Retrieved 2009-07-10.

External links

"Christopher Levenson", poets.ca
"Christopher Levenson fonds - Search Research Collections". McMaster University Library. William Ready Division of Archives and Research Collections. Retrieved 17 July 2019.

[1] "Cambridge University Tripos Results", The Times, 21 June 1956, p. 4.

[2] Levenson

[3] "::Arc Poetry::Log Entries::Arc Poetry Magazine Turns 30::". Archived from the original on 2008-12-11. Retrieved 2009-07-10.

[4] "Who's". Archived from the original on 2001-03-05. Retrieved 2009-07-10.

[5] "Contributors the Antigonish Review Issue Nr. 126". Archived from the original on 2009-12-21. Retrieved 2009-07-10.

[6] "The Writers' Union of Canada - Christopher Levenson". Archived from the original on 2011-06-16. Retrieved 2009-07-10.

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Christopher Levenson
Born	(1934-02-13) February 13, 1934 (age 92) London, England
Education	Cambridge University University of Iowa
Occupation	Poet