Linda Rogers (poet)

Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Template:Infobox writer Linda Rogers (born 10 October 1944) is a Canadian poet and children's writer based in British Columbia.

Early life and education

Rogers was born October 10, 1944, in Port Alice, British Columbia.<ref name="Busby">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Rogers attended the University of British Columbia.<ref name=CanLit /> She was raised in Vancouver and attended University Hill School.<ref name="CanLit" /> She graduated with BA in English in 1966 and an MA in Canadian Literature in 1970.<ref name="Busby" />

Career

Rogers began publishing chapbooks in the 1970s.<ref name="Busby" /> One of her first full-length titles, Queens of the Next Hot Star (1981), is based on her relationships with First Nations women.<ref name="Busby" />

In addition to writing, Rogers has taught at the University of British Columbia, the University of Victoria, Malaspina College and Camosun College.<ref name="CPOBio">Template:Cite news</ref> Rogers served as president of the League of Canadian Poets (1997) and the Federation of BC Writers (1990).<ref name="Busby" /> From 1 December 1988, Rogers served as the second Poet Laureate of the City of Victoria.<ref name="City of Victoria">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Personal life

Rogers married musician Rick Van Krugel. She has three sons from a previous marriage.<ref name=CanLit>Template:Cite journal</ref>

Bibliography

Poetry

• Some Breath (1976)
• Queens of the Next Hot Star (1981)
• Witness (1985)
• Singing Rib (1987)
• Woman at Mile Zero (1990)
• Letters from the Doll Hospital (1992)
• Hard Candy (1994)
• Love in the Rainforest (1995)
• Heaven Cake (1997)
• The Broad Canvas (1999)
• The Saning (1999)
• 2000: Shaunt Basmajian Chapbook Award, Grief Sits Down Template:ISBN
• The Bursting Test (2002)

Children's books

• Worm Sandwich (1989)
• Kestrel and Leonardo (1990)
• Brown Bag Blues (1991)
• The Magic Flute (1991)
• Frankie Zapper and the Disappearing Teacher (1994)
• Molly Brown is Not a Clown (1996)

Fiction

• The Half Life of Radium (1994)
• Say My Name: The Memoirs of Charlie Louie (2000)
• Friday Water (2003)
• The Empress Letters (2007)

Non-fiction

• The Broad Canvas: Portraits of Women Artists (1999)

Anthologies

• Breaking the Surface: Five Canadian Poets Introduce New Voices (2001)
• P.K. Page: Essays on Her Works (2001)
• Bill Bissett: Essays on His Works (2002)
• Al Purdy: Essays on His Works (2002)
• Joe Rosenblatt: Essays on His Works (2005)
• George Fetherling and His Work (2005)