Russell Thornton is a Canadian poet.
His book House Built of Rain (2003) was a shortlisted nominee for the 2004 Dorothy Livesay Poetry Prize"P.K. Page first winner of top B.C. literature award". Vancouver Sun, March 25, 2004. and the 2004 ReLit Award.
His collection Birds, Metals, Stones and Rain (2013) was a shortlisted nominee for the Governor General's Award for English-language poetry at the 2013 Governor General's Awards,"Local poet didn't know it". Winnipeg Free Press, October 3, 2013. the 2014 Raymond Souster Award"Local poet wins national prize". Telegraph-Journal, June 12, 2014. and the 2014 Dorothy Livesay Poetry Prize."Short lists for B.C. Book Prizes announced". Vancouver Sun, March 12, 2014.
His collection The Hundred Lives (2014) was a shortlisted nominee for the 2015 Griffin Poetry Prize.
He is based in North Vancouver, British Columbia.
Awards +Awards for Thornton's writingYearTitleAwardResultRef.2004House Built of Rain Dorothy Livesay Poetry PrizeShortlistReLit AwardsNominee2013Birds, Metals, Stones and Rain Governor General's Award for English-language poetryNominee2014Dorothy Livesay Poetry PrizeShortlistRaymond Souster AwardShortlist2015Griffin Poetry PrizeShortlist
Publications 2000 The Fifth Window 2002 A Tunisian Notebook 2003 House Built of Rain 2006 The Human Shore 2013 Birds, Metals, Stones & Rain 2014 The Hundred Lives 2018 The Broken Face 2021 Answer to Blue 2023 The White Light of Tomorrow 2026 Two Songs: Selected Poems 2000-2025 References
External links
Biography, poetry excerpts from Griffin Poetry Prize website A Poetic Reconciling of Forces: The Malahat Review Interview with Russell Thornton Poetry in Voice Rusty Talk With Russell Thornton -- The Rusty Toque Interview with Russell Thornton Any Semblance of Departure Will Be a Continuation: An Interview with Russell Thornton https://www.readlocalbc.ca/2019/04/09/interview-with-russell-thornton-national-poetry-month/ The Mystery of Where You Come From: An Interview With Russell Thornton https://miramichireader.ca/2022/01/the-russell-thornton-interview/ The Russell Thornton Interview https://www.poetrycanada.org/digital-library-archive/russel-thornton