George Bowering, one of Canada’s foremost poets, will deliver a free public reading on Tuesday, March 12, 10 a.m. in Vanier Hall’s Oak Room.

Also a prolific fiction writer, editor, and literary critic, Bowering has authored more than 100 books and garnered numerous distinctions including the Governor-General’s Award for Poetry, 1969; Governor-General’s Award for Fiction, 1980; bp Nichol Chapbook award for poetry, 1991 and 1992; Canadian Authors’ Association Award for Poetry, 1993; Officer of the Order of Canada, 2002; Parliamentary Poet Laureate, 2002.

He is co-founder of the avant-garde Canadian poetry newsletter TISH and a professor emeritus at Simon Fraser University, where he taught for 30 years. His most recent works are Pinboy, an erotic memoir of youth; and Words, Words, Words, a collection of essays. Bowering’s newest book of poems is Teeth.

His visit to campus is hosted by the Department of English Language, Literature and Creative Writing.