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Christopher Levenson (born February 13, 1934, in London, England) is a Canadian poet.

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Christopher Levenson
Born	(1934-02-13) February 13, 1934 (age 88) London, England
Education	Cambridge University University of Iowa
Occupation	Poet

Life

Levenson lived in the Netherlands and Germany, before moving to Ottawa in 1968. He became a Canadian citizen in 1973. He has received degrees from Cambridge University and the University of Iowa.[1]

He was co-founder, and editor, of Arc,[2] and taught for many years at Carleton University.[3]

His work appeared in The Antigonish Review,[4] among other journals, and he is a member of the Writers' Union of Canada.[5]

Awards

• 1960 Eric Gregory Award
• 1987 Archibald Lampman Award

Works

Poetry

• Cairns. Chatto & Windus; Hogarth Press. 1969. ISBN 978-0-7011-1486-2.
• Stills. (Chatto & Windus, London, 1972).
• Into the Open. Golden Dog Press. 1977. ISBN 978-0-919614-23-9.
• The Journey Back. Sesame Press. 1978. ISBN 978-0-920580-00-4.
• Arriving at Night. Mosaic Press. 1986. ISBN 978-0-88962-341-5.
• The Return. Mandeville Press, England. 1986. ISBN 978-0-904533-96-5.
• Half Truths. (Wolsak and Wynn, 1990).
• Duplicities: New and Selected Poems. Mosaic Press. 1992. ISBN 978-0-88962-527-3.
• The Bridge. BuschekBooks. 2000. ISBN 978-1-894543-02-6.
• Local Time. Stone Flower Press. 2006. ISBN 978-0-9737607-2-9.
• Night Vision. Quattro Books. 2014. ISBN 978-1927443-58-3.

Translations

• Light of the World: An Anthology of Seventeenth Century Dutch Religious and Occasional Poetry. Netherlandic Press. 1982. ISBN 978-0-919417-04-5.
• Seeking Love's Solace (Aliquando Press, 1982).

Editor

• Carol Shields (1992). Coming to Canada. McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP. ISBN 978-0-88629-187-7.
• Christopher Levenson, George Johnston, ed. (1974). Carleton University Student Poetry 1973-74. Carleton University.
• Reconcilable Differences: The Changing Face of Poetry by Canadian Men Since 1970. (Bayeux Arts, 1994)

References

External links

• "Christopher Levenson", poets.ca
• "Christopher Levenson fonds - Search Research Collections". McMaster University Library. William Ready Division of Archives and Research Collections. Retrieved 17 July 2019.

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