"Maureen Scott Harris of Toronto has won the 2002 "Poem of the Year" contest, it was announced today in Ottawa. The prize, sponsored by Arc, Canada's National Poetry Magazine, carries a cash award of $1,000. Harris's poem, "Be the River," won over approximately 1300 entries. Her first book of poems, A Possible Landscape, was published by Brick Books in 1993."
Maureen is a dear friend who helped me teach ENV321 for a number of years. Congratulations Marueen!!!
Posted by jason at September 19, 2002 10:53 AM