Richard Lemm

Richard Lemm (born 1946) is a poet and professor based in Prince Edward Island. He was born in Seattle, immigrated to Canada in 1967, and moved to Atlantic Canada in 1979. He has an MA in English from Queen's University and a PhD from Dalhousie University.

Richard has been teaching Canadian and Postcolonial literatures and Creative Writing at University of Prince Edward Island since 1986.

Publications

Poetry

  • Jeopardy: Poems. Charlottetown, PEI: Acorn, 2018.
  • The Gold Flash. North Vancouver, BC: Alfred Gustav Press, 2011.
  • Burning House. Hamilton, ON: Wolsak and Wynn, 2010.
  • Four Ways of Dealing with Bullies. Toronto, ON: Wolsak and Wynn, 2000.
  • Prelude to the Bacchanal. Charlottetown, PEI: Ragweed Press, 1990.
  • A Difficult Faith. Porters Lake, NS: Pottersfield Press, 1985.
  • Dancing in Asylum. Porters Lake, NS: Pottersfield Press, 1982.

Non-fiction memoir

  • Imagined Truths: Myths from a Draft-Dodging Poet. Vancouver, BC: Tidewater Press, 2021.

Fiction

  • Shape of Things to Come. Charlottetown, PEI: Acorn, 2007.

Edited

  • Riptides: New Island Fiction. Charlottetown, PEI: Acorn, 2012.
  • Snow Softly Falling: Holiday Stories from Prince Edward Island. Charlottetown, PEI: Acorn, 2015.

Non-fiction biography

  • Milton Acorn: In Love and Anger. Ottawa, ON: Carleton University Press, 1999.

Awards

References

  1. ↑ "Waterfront Views: Contemporary Writing of Atlantic Canada - Richard Lemm - Biography". waterfrontviews.acadiau.ca. Archived from the original on July 22, 2019. Retrieved June 4, 2026.
  2. ↑ "Richard Lemm to launch 'Jeopardy: New Poems' on Friday | The Guardian". www.theguardian.pe.ca. Archived from the original on June 28, 2018. Retrieved June 4, 2026.
  3. ↑ "PressReader.com - Digital Newspaper & Magazine Subscriptions". www.pressreader.com. Archived from the original on May 30, 2025. Retrieved June 4, 2026.