Judith Ariana Fitzgerald (11 November 1952 – 25 November 2015) was a Canadian poet and journalist. Born in Toronto, Ontario, she attended York University (where she earned her BA and MA; she did her doctoral work at the University of Toronto). She authored over twenty books of poetry, as well as biographies of musician Sarah McLachlan and Marshall McLuhan. She died in her home in Northern Ontario, at the age of 63.
Bibliography
Poetry 1970: Octave. Toronto: Dreadnaught 1972: City Park. Agincourt, ON: Northern Concept 1975: Journal Entries. Toronto: Dreadnaught Press 1975: Victory. Toronto: Coach House Press 1977: Lacerating Heartwood. Toronto: Coach House Press 1981: Easy Over. Windsor: Black Moss Press 1983: Split/Levels. Toronto: Coach House Press 1984: The Syntax of Things. Toronto: Prototype 1983: Heart Attack[s]. Canada: privately published 1984: Beneath the Skin of Paradise: The Piaf Poems. Windsor: Black Moss Press 1985: My Orange Gorange. Windsor: Black Moss Press 1985: Given Names: New and Selected Poems 1972–1985. Ed. Frank Davey. Windsor: Black Moss Press 1986: Whale Waddleby. Windsor: Black Moss Press 1987: Diary of Desire. Windsor, ON: Black Moss Press 1991: Rapturous Chronicles. Stratford, ON: Mercury Press Ultimate Midnight. Windsor, ON: Black Moss Press 1992: Habit of Blues: Rapturous Chronicles II. Stratford, ON: Mercury Press, 1993 1993: walkin' wounded. Windsor, ON: Black Moss Press 1995: River. Toronto: ECW Press 1999: 26 Ways Out of This World. Ottawa: Oberon 2003: Iphigenia's Song (Adagios Quartet vol. 1). Ottawa: Oberon Press 2004: Orestes' Lament (Adagios Quartet vol. 2). Ottawa: Oberon Press 2006: Electra's Benison (Adagios Quartet vol. 3). Ottawa: Oberon Press 2007: O, Clytaemnestra! (Adagios Quartet vol. 4). Ottawa: Oberon Press
Prose 1997: Building A Mystery: The Story of Sarah McLachlan and Lilith Fair. Kingston, ON: Quarry Music Books 2000: Sarah McLachlan: Building a Mystery. Kingston, ON: Quarry Music Books, Millennial Edition 2001: Marshall McLuhan: Wise Guy. Montreal: XYZ
Edited 1982: Un Dozen: Thirteen Canadian Poets. Windsor, ON: Black Moss 1986: SP/ELLES: Poetry by Canadian Women. Windsor, ON: Black Moss Press 1988: First Person Plural. Windsor, ON: Black Moss Press 2000: Bagne, or, Criteria for Heaven, by Rob Mclennan. Fredericton, NB: Broken Jaw Press
Except where noted, bibliographic information courtesy Brock University."Judith Fitzgerald," Canadian Women Poets, BrockU.ca, Web, 27 April 2011.
References W. H. New, ed. Encyclopedia of Literature in Canada. Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2002: 376.
Notes
External links Official Website The Canadian Encyclopedia Philip Milito on Judith Fitzgerald's life, career, and contribution to Canadian culture (with links) Ottawa Poetry Newsletter Concerning The Mad Bomber of Canada's House of Commons