The award is named in honour of Archibald Lampman (1861 - 1899), one of Canada's finest nineteenth-century poets. Lampman moved to Ottawa in 1882, and much of his metaphysical nature poetry was inspired by the National Capital region.
Michael Blouin: Wore Down Trust (Toronto; Pedlar Press, 2011)
rob mclennan: Glengarry (Vancouver: Talonbooks, 2011)
Sandra Ridley: Post-Apothecary (Toronto: Pedlar Press, 2011)
The three authors will be reading at Collected Works Bookstore and Coffeebar on Sunday, October 14, from 2-4pm.
http://arcpoetry.ca/2012/09/24/congratulations-to-the-2012-finalists-for-the-archibald-lampman-award/
The event will also include a reading of the 2012 Diana Brebner winning poem by Lauren Turner, this year's winner.
info: arc@arcpoetry.ca
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