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Laurie Block (1949–2018) was a Canadian poet[1] and educator. Born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, he studied at the University of Winnipeg and the University of Manitoba.

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Bibliography

• Governing Bodies - poetry, 1988 ISBN 0-88801-140-7
• Foreign Graces/Bendiciones Ajenas - poetry, 1999 ISBN 1-896239-48-X
• Time Out of Mind - poetry, 2006 ISBN 0-88982-225-5

Awards

• Honourable Mention, League of Canadian Poets Annual Contest, 1990
• First place in the Manitoba Writers' Guild Writing Contest, 1993
• Third place, dANDelion Poetry Contest, 1994
• First place in the Manitoba Writers' Guild Writing Contest, 1994
• Honourable Mention, League of Canadian Poets Annual Contest, 1997 and 1990.
• Honourable Mention, Arc Magazine poem of the year contest, 1998
• Second and third prize, Bliss Carman Poetry Award, 1999
• First prize, Prairie Fire Fiction Contest 2003
• Gold Medal Award for short fiction, National Magazine Awards, Canada, 2004
• Winner, Aqua Books Lansdowne Prize for Poetry, 2007[1]

References

• *denotes obituary which appeared in the Winnipeg Free Press on September 1, 2018

External links

• Laurie Block
• Oolichan Books

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