Tammy Lynn Armstrong (born March 26, 1974) is a Canadian poet and novelist."Tammy Lynn Armstrong" . New Brunswick Literary Encyclopedia, 2010. She is most noted for her 2002 collection Bogman's Music, which was a shortlisted finalist for the Governor General's Award for English-language poetry at the 2002 Governor General's Awards."Newcomers abound on Governor General's literary list". Telegraph-Journal, October 22, 2002.
Originally from St. Stephen, New Brunswick, Armstrong was educated at the University of British Columbia (BFA, MFA) and the University of New Brunswick, where she received a PhD in literature.
Career Armstrong has published the poetry collections Unravel (2004), Take Us Quietly (2006) and The Scare in the Crow (2010),"Fredericton woman writes another book of strong verse". Daily Gleaner, October 28, 2006."Hinterlands". Telegraph-Journal, September 4, 2010. and the novels Translations: Aístreann (2002) and Pye-Dogs (2008)."Poignant tale shows how the past influences the future". Hamilton Spectator, July 13, 2002."Local woman's novel has 'the grit and haunting aftertaste of a bestseller'". Daily Gleaner, February 14, 2009.
In 2017, Armstrong's Hermit God Spot made the longlist for the CBC Poetry Prize.
Bibliography
Novel
Translations: Aístreann (2002) Pye-Dogs (2008) Pearly Everlasting (2024)
Short story collections
Bogman's Music (2002) Unravel (2004) Take Us Quietly (2006) The Scare in the Crow (2010)
See also
Canadian literature Canadian poetry List of Canadian poets List of Canadian writers
References