Anne Compton (born 1947) is a Canadian poet, critic, and anthologist.
Biography
Compton was born and raised in the farming community of Bangor, Prince Edward Island. She received her Bachelor of Arts from the University of Prince Edward Island, her Masters from York University and her PhD from the University of New Brunswick.https://www.unb.ca/fredericton/arts/departments/english/people/annecompton.html Anne Compton UNB Faculty Biography Until retiring to write full-time in 2012, Dr. Compton taught literature and creative writing for the Department of Humanities and Languages at the University of New Brunswick Saint John, where she also served as Writer-in-Residence and, for many years, the Director of the Lorenzo Reading Series. She serves on the New Brunswick Arts Board.UPEI
Awards and honours In 2007, Compton was a featured writer at the Maritime Writers' Workshop & Literary Festival in Fredericton, New Brunswick.
In 2008, she received the Alden Nowlan Award for excellence in English language literary arts, presented by the New Brunswick Arts Board, as well as the National Magazine Award in Poetry. The same year, she received the following awards from the University of New Brunswick, Saint John: Excellence in Teaching Award for the Department of Humanities and Languages and Excellence in Teaching Award for the Faculty of Arts.
In 2012, Compton won the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal.
In 2014, she won the Lieutenant-Governor's Award for High Achievement in the Arts. +Awards for Compton's writingYearTitleAwardResultRef.2002Opening the IslandMargaret and John Savage First Book AwardShortlist2003Atlantic Poetry PrizeWinner2005ProcessionalGovernor General's Award for English-language poetryWinner2006Atlantic Poetry PrizeWinnerPat Lowther PrizeShortlist2007Asking Questions Indoors and OutAtlantic Poetry PrizeShortlist Atlantic Book Awards
Publications Scholarship A.J.M. Smith: Canadian Metaphysical (1994) The Edge of Home: Milton Acorn from the Island (editor, 2002) Coastlines: The Poetry of Atlantic Canada (co-editor, 2002) Meetings with Maritime Poets (2006)
Poetry Opening the Island (2003) Processional (2005) Asking Questions Indoors and Out (2009) Alongside (2013)
Selected anthologies New Canadian Poetry (Fitzhenry and Whiteside, 2000)Who's Following the Plough: Recovering the Rural (Black Moss Press, 2000) Landmarks: an Anthology of New Atlantic Poetry (The Acorn Press, 2001) Modern Canadian Poets (Carcanet, 2010)
References
External links The 2005 Governor General's Literary Awards Anne Compton Biography Anne Compton Wins Governor General Award in Poetry Anne Compton: The New Brunswick Literary Encyclopedia New Brunswick Literature Curriculum in English: Anne Compton entry and full Author Page Anne Compton author page, Fitzhenry & Whiteside