Garry Thomas Morse is a Canadian poet and novelist."Book of poetry is both a lament and an indictment". Vancouver Sun, June 18, 2011. He is a two-time nominee for the Governor General's Award for English-language poetry, at the 2011 Governor General's Awards for Discovery Passages"A poetry short list to make everyone happy". The Globe and Mail, November 12, 2011. and at the 2016 Governor General's Awards for Prairie Harbour,"Governor-General’s Literary Award short list a serious case of déjà vu". The Globe and Mail, October 4, 2016. and a two-time ReLit Award nominee for his fiction works Minor Episodes / Major Ruckus in 2013 and Rogue Cells / Carbon Harbour in 2014."Bestselling writer's algorithm revealed". Winnipeg Free Press, July 16, 2016.
He is of Kwakwaka'wakw descent, and Discovery Passages centred on the historical banning of the traditional Kwakwaka'wakw potlatch and its cultural and social impact on the First Nation."Established masters, new voices; Hall, Musgrave, Hannan, Morse, Foreman all merit prizes". Montreal Gazette, November 26, 2011.
He has worked as an editor for Talonbooks and Signature Editions."Personnel Change: Signature Editions hires Garry Thomas Morse". Quill & Quire, July 5, 2016. Originally from British Columbia,"Vancouver mayor's awards honour 12 rising artists". The Globe and Mail, June 25, 2008. he is currently based in Winnipeg.
Morse was selected as Saskatoon Public Library's Writer in Residence for 2023/24.
Works
Poetry Transversals for Orpheus (LINEBooks, 2006) Streams (LINEBooks, 2007) After Jack (Talonbooks, 2010) Discovery Passages (Talonbooks, 2011) Prairie Harbour (Talonbooks, 2016) Safety Sand (Talonbooks, 2017) Scofflaw (Anvil Press, 2021)
Fiction Death in Vancouver (2009) Minor Episodes / Major Ruckus (2012) Rogue Cells / Carbon Harbour (2013) Minor Expectations (2014) Yams Do Not Exist (2020)
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